Sectarian politics in the Gulf from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings /

Wehrey, Frederic M.

Sectarian politics in the Gulf from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings / Frederic M. Wehrey. - New York [N.Y. : Columbia University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (328 pages) - Columbia studies in Middle East politics .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The roots of sectarianism. Governance, society, and identity in the gulf -- The long shadow of the iranian revolution -- Bahrain. Debating participation: the Bahraini Shi'a and regional influences -- Sectarian balancing: the Bahraini Sunnis and a polarized parliament -- Into the abyss: the pearl roundabout uprising and its aftermath -- Saudi Arabia. Between loyalty and rejection: the Saudi Shi'a -- Under siege: the salafi and regime counter-mobilization -- Waving 'Uthman's shirt: Saudi Arabia's sectarian spring -- Kuwait. Renegotiating a ruling bargain: the Kuwaiti Shi'a -- Tilting toward repression: the Sunni opposition and the Kuwaiti regime -- A balancing act goes awry: sectarianism and Kuwait's mass protests.



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Shī.Aah--Relations--Sunnites.
Sunnites--Relations--Shī.Aah.


Electronic Books.

DS247 / .S438 2014