Shi'ism and Social Protest

von Juan Cole

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This timely and important book presents the first overview of Shi'i political activism in the countries where it has been most significant-from Iran and Lebanon to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The contributors present up-to-date information on the factors involved in Shi'ism's recent movement away from quietism and toward an active involvement in politics. They also discuss how Shi'i political activism will affect the struggle in and for Lebanon; the Iran-Iraq war; Soviet attitudes toward Afghanistan and Iran; and U.S. policies toward the Middle East.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat
• ISBN: 9780300035537
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.1986
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Juan Cole, Nikki R. Keddie