Shi'ism and social protest /

Shi'ism and social protest / [print] edited by Juan Rhode Island Cole and Nikki R. Keddie. - New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)1986. - x, 325 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Shi'ism in the Persian Gulf The Iranian revolution Iranian foreign policy since 1979 : internationalism and nationalism in the Islamic revolution Sexuality and Shi'i social protest in Iran The growth of Shi'i power in Lebanon and its implications for the future Shi'ism and social protest in Lebanon Shi'i organizations in Iraq : al-Da'wah al-Islamiyah and al-Mujahidin The evolution of Shi'i political dissent in Afghanistan The Shi'i minority in Saudi Arabia The Egyptian opposition on the Iranian revolution Soviet attitudes toward Shi'ism and social protest R.K. Ramazani -- Richard W. Cottam -- Fred Halliday -- Nahid Yeganeh and Nikki R. Keddie -- Helena Cobban -- Augustus Richard Norton -- Hanna Batatu -- David Busby Edwards -- Jacob Goldberg -- Rudi Matthee -- Muriel Atkin.



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Shiah--History--20th century.
Islam and politics--Middle East.

Middle East Politics Role of Shiite Islam

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