Shi’i Sectarianism in the Middle East: Modernisation and the Quest for Islamic Universalism 1786739518, 9781786739513

The eruption of violent sectarianism in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003 brought the question of Sunni-Shi'i

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Shi’i Sectarianism in the Middle East: Modernisation and the Quest for Islamic Universalism
1786739518, 9781786739513

The eruption of violent sectarianism in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003 brought the question of Sunni-Shi‘i relat

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States across the Muslim world are faced with challenges associated with a perpetual cycle of conflict and violence orga

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This book asks readers to re-examine their view of the Islamic world and the development of sectarianism in the Middle E

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Toby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century unti

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Revered or reviled, Gertrude Bell was a commanding figure: scholar, linguist, archeologist, traveller and “orientalist”.

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This book presents new theoretical and conceptual perspectives on the problematique of building just and durable peace.

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Winston Churchill began his career as a junior officer and war correspondent in the North West borderlands of British In

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In this fascinating book, which takes the form of a series of edited interviews with noted journalist Jean-Maurice de Mo

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