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Nakash, Yitzhak,

Reaching for power : the Shi.Aa in the modern Arab world / [print] Yitzhak Nakash. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : maps -

Includes bibliographies and index.

A Shi.Ai-led reformation -- The burden of the past -- Containment politics in the Persian Gulf -- The struggle for power in Iraq -- The revival of Shi.Aism in Lebanon -- Between aspirations and reality.

"This groundbreaking book addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to the U.S. endeavor. Yet it also alerts readers to the strong nationalist sentiments of Shi'is, underscoring the difficult challenge that the United States faces in attempting to impose a new order in the Middle East."--Jacket




Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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ISBN: 9781400841462 9780691134789 9780691125299

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA597082 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013337853 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Shiites--Middle East.
Islam and politics--Middle East.
Islam and politics.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: DS59.N163.R433 2006