Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring that wasn't
Contents; Preface; 1. Oil, God, and Pearls; 2. The Great Sectarian Game; 3. Pearl Roundabout; 4. Counter-Revolution; 5. A Saudi Achille's Heel; 6. The Orange Movement; 7. Arab Springs, Arab Falls; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Glossary; Index
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Palo Alto
Stanford University Press
2013
|
| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Series/Journal: | Standord briefs
|
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saudi Arabia
/ Bahrain
/ Political protest
/ Arab Spring
|
| Further subjects: | B
Persian Gulf States -- Politics and government -- 21st century
B Protest movements -- Saudi Arabia B Bahrain -- Politics and government -- 21st century B Protest movements -- Bahrain B Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government -- 21st century |
| Summary: | Contents; Preface; 1. Oil, God, and Pearls; 2. The Great Sectarian Game; 3. Pearl Roundabout; 4. Counter-Revolution; 5. A Saudi Achille's Heel; 6. The Orange Movement; 7. Arab Springs, Arab Falls; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Glossary; Index As popular uprisings spread across the Middle East, popular wisdom often held that the Gulf States would remain beyond the fray. In Sectarian Gulf, Toby Matthiesen paints a very different picture, offering the first assessment of the Arab Spring across the region. With first-hand accounts of events in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, Matthiesen tells the story of the early protests, and illuminates how the regimes quickly suppressed these movements. Pitting citizen against citizen, the regimes have warned of an increasing threat from the Shia population. Relations between |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 0804785732 |