The new sectarianism: the Arab uprisings and the rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni divide
'The New Sectarianism' considers the causes for growing Sunni-Shi'a animosity in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It illustrates how the two groups perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these perceptions have affected Arab life, and how these...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arab Spring
/ Shi'ah
/ Sunnites
/ Religious conflict
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| Further subjects: | B
Sunnites
Relations
Shīʿah
B Shīʻah Relations Sunnites B Sunnites Relations Shīʻah B Arab Spring, 2010- B Shīʿah Relations Sunnites |
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 'The New Sectarianism' considers the causes for growing Sunni-Shi'a animosity in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It illustrates how the two groups perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these perceptions have affected Arab life, and how these contestations pose a serious threat to the stability of regional states and stakeholders in the wider world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-023317-4 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190233143.001.0001 |
