Wehrey Sectarian Politics in the Gulf

From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-53610-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Wehrey, Frederic

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Part I. The Roots of Sectarianism
1. Governance
2. The Long Shadow of the Iranian Revolution
Part II. Bahrain
3. Debating Participation: The Bahraini Shia and Regional Influences
4. Sectarian Balancing: The Bahraini Sunnis and a Polarized Parliament
5. Into the Abyss: The Pearl Roundabout Uprising and Its Aftermath
Part III. Saudi Arabia
6. Loyalties Under Fire: The Saudi Shia in the Shadow of Iraq
7. Under Siege: The Salafi and Regime Countermobilization
8. Waving Uthman's Shirt: Saudi Arabia's Sectarian Spring
Part IV. Kuwait
9. Renegotiating a Ruling Bargain: The Kuwaiti Shia
10. Tilting Toward Repression: The Sunni Opposition and the Kuwaiti Regime
11. A Balancing Act Goes Awry: Sectarianism and Kuwait's Mass Protests
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Über Autor(innen)

Frederic M. Wehrey is a senior associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is a specialist in the politics of the Persian Gulf, and his articles and commentary have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy. He holds a doctorate in international relations from St. Antony's College, Oxford University.