The Shia Revival : How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future (Record no. 40748)
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| fixed length control field | 01581nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780393062113 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 297.8209045 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Nasr, Vali |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Shia Revival : How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future |
| Statement of responsibility | Vali Nasr |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Year of publication | 2006 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 287 Pages |
| Other physical details | 14x21 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Considers the ways in which struggles between the Shia and Sunni in the Middle East will affect the region's future, offering insight into the power conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim world. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Notes and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | “Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (Washington Post). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Shīʻah |
| -- | Shīʻah--Political aspects |
| -- | Sunnites |
| -- | Middle East |
| -- | Interfaith relations |
| -- | Politics and government |
| -- | Islam and politics |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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