TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nakash,Yitzhak
TI  - Reaching for power: the Shiʻa in the modern Arab world 
SN  - 9781400841462 (electronic bk.)
AV  - DS59.S55 N35 2006eb
U1  - 320.956/088/29782 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Shiites
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Sjiʻisme
KW  - gtt
KW  - Politieke macht
KW  - Chiites
KW  - Moyen-Orient
KW  - Islam et politique
KW  - Islamisme
KW  - Politik
KW  - swd
KW  - Schiiten
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Naher Osten
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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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