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The Shia revival :

Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960-

The Shia revival : how conflicts within Islam will shape the future / Vali Nasr. - 1st ed. - New York : Norton, c2006. - 287 p. : map ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-268) and index.

The other Islam : who are the Shia? -- The making of Shia politics -- The fading promise of nationalism -- Khomeini's moment -- The battle of Islamic fundamentalisms -- The tide turns -- Iraq : the first Arab Shia state -- The rise of Iran -- The battle for the Middle East .

Library Journal Starred, May 2006 Booklist starred, July 2006 Publisher's Weekly, April 2006 New York Times, August 2006 Choice, February 2007 Kirkus Review, May 2006 Reference and Research Book News, February 2007

Chronicles and examines factors that have shaped the 1,400-year history of religious, theological, political, and military conflicts between the Shia and Sunni Muslims.

Adult Follett Library Resources

0393062112

2006012361

BP194.185 / .N37 2006

297.8/2/09/045 297.8/209045