The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the FutureW. W. Norton & Company, 27 mars 2007 - 310 pages A New York Times Bestseller "Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes."—Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, admired and welcomed by both media and government for his "concise and coherent" analysis (Wall Street Journal, front-page profile). In this "remarkable work" (Anderson Cooper), Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam, providing a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and shedding crucial light on its modern-day consequences. |
Table des matières
Authors Note | 9 |
Introduction | 17 |
Who Are the Shia? | 31 |
The Making of Shia Politics | 63 |
The Fading Promise of Nationalism | 81 |
Khomeinis Moment | 119 |
The Battle of Islamic Fundamentalisms | 147 |
The Tide Turns | 169 |
The First Arab Shia State | 185 |
The Rise of Iran | 211 |
The Battle for the Middle East | 227 |
Notes | 255 |
Acknowledgments | 269 |
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