02608nam a2200601Ka 4500 ocn761319860 OCoLC 20200709055429.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 111117s2006 njub ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781400841462 (electronic bk.) 1400841461 (electronic bk.) 9780691134789 (electronic bk.) 0691134782 (electronic bk.) 0691125295 (electronic bk.) 9780691125299 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)761319860 400071 (N$T) aw----- DS59.S55 N35 2006eb POL 016000 bisacsh 320.956/088/29782 22 N$TA Nakash, Yitzhak. Reaching for power [electronic resource] : the Shiʻa in the modern Arab world / Yitzhak Nakash. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. 1 online resource (xiii, 226 p.) : maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-210) and index. 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. "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. Description based on print version record. Shiites Middle East. Islam and politics Middle East. Sjiʻisme. gtt Politieke macht. gtt Chiites Moyen-Orient. Islam et politique. Islamisme. Politik. swd Schiiten. swd Naher Osten. swd Politieke macht. Sjiʻisme. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General bisacsh Geschichte 1900-2005 swd Electronic books. Print version: Nakash, Yitzhak. Reaching for power. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006 9780691134789 (DLC) 2005021393 (OCoLC)61162271 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=400071 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50690 50690