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The ayatollahs and democracy in Iraq / Juan R.I. Cole.
Van Pelt Library JQ1849.A91 C65 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cole, Juan Ricardo.
- Series:
- ISIM paper ; 7.
- ISIM paper ; 7
- Language:
- Dutch
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Iraq.
- Democracy.
- Religion and politics.
- Religion and state.
- Shiites.
- Iraq.
- Shiites--Iraq.
- Religion and state--Iraq.
- Religion and politics--Iraq.
- Physical Description:
- 26 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press ; Leiden : ISIM, 2006.
- Summary:
- The troubled transition to democracy in Iraq has led many to wonder how the country' s Shi' ites and Sunnis will balance their religious beliefs with political pressures. In" "this volume, historian Juan R. I. Cole explores clerical participation within Iraq's emerging democracy, including that of the Da' wa Party, the al-Sadr Movement, and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution. Ideal for students and scholars of foreign affairs, Cole' s thought-provoking analysis will be important reading for anyone concerned about the future of Iraq.
- Notes:
- "ISIM annual lecture" delivered December 2005--P. [5]
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9053568891
- 9789053568897
- OCLC:
- 71716413
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