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Sectarian politics in the Gulf : from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wehrey, Frederic M.
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York [N.Y.] : Columbia University Press, 2014.
Series:	Columbia studies in Middle East politics.
Subjects:	Persian Gulf States > Politics and government > 21st century. Saudi Arabia > Politics and government > 21st century. Shīʻah > Relations > Sunnites. Sunnites > Relations > Shīʻah. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The roots of sectarianism. Governance, society, and identity in the gulf
The long shadow of the iranian revolution
Bahrain. Debating participation: the Bahraini Shi'a and regional influences
Sectarian balancing: the Bahraini Sunnis and a polarized parliament
Into the abyss: the pearl roundabout uprising and its aftermath
Saudi Arabia. Between loyalty and rejection: the Saudi Shi'a
Under siege: the salafi and regime counter-mobilization
Waving 'Uthman's shirt: Saudi Arabia's sectarian spring
Kuwait. Renegotiating a ruling bargain: the Kuwaiti Shi'a
Tilting toward repression: the Sunni opposition and the Kuwaiti regime
A balancing act goes awry: sectarianism and Kuwait's mass protests.