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

Wehrey, Frederic M.,

Sectarian politics in the Gulf : from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings / Frederic M. Wehrey. - xx, 328 pages ; 23 cm. - Columbia studies in Middle East politics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.


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.

9780231165129 (cloth : alk. paper)


Persian Gulf States--Politics and government--21st century.
Saudi Arabia--Politics and government--21st century.



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