Nakash, Yitzhak. <br/><br/>
Reaching for power  the Shiʻa in the modern Arab world /  [electronic resource] : 
Yitzhak Nakash. 
 - Princeton, N.J. :  Princeton University Press,  c2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 226 p.) :  maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-210) and index. 
<br/><br/>A Shiʻi-led reformation -- The burden of the past -- Containment politics in the Persian Gulf -- The struggle for power in Iraq -- The revival of Shiʻism in Lebanon -- Between aspirations and reality. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781400841462 (electronic bk.) 1400841461 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Geschichte 1900-2005 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shiites--Middle East.<br/>Islam and politics--Middle East.<br/>Sjiʻisme.<br/>Politieke macht.<br/>Chiites--Moyen-Orient.<br/>Islam et politique.<br/>Islamisme.<br/>Politik.<br/>Schiiten.<br/>Politieke macht.<br/>Sjiʻisme.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Naher Osten.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS59.S55  / N35 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.956/088/29782