TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nakash,Yitzhak
TI  - Reaching for power: the Shi.Aa in the modern Arab world 
SN  - 9781400841462
AV  - DS59.N163.R433 2006 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Shiites
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - "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
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ER  -