The other Saudis : Shiism, dissent and sectarianism / Toby Matthiesen (University of Cambridge).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthiesen, Toby, 1984- author.

Series:

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 46.

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shīʻah--Relations--Sunnites.

Shīʻah.

Relations.

Sunnites.

Sunnites--Relations--Shīʻah.

Shiites--Political activity--Saudi Arabia--Sharqīyah (Province)--History.

Shiites.

Islam and politics--Saudi Arabia--Sharqīyah (Province)--History.

Islam and politics.

Dissenters--Saudi Arabia--Sharqīyah (Province)--History.

Dissenters.

Sects--Political aspects--Saudi Arabia--Sharqīyah (Province)--History.

Sects.

History.

Shiites--Political activity.

Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province)--Politics and government.

Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province).

Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province)--Religion.

Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia--Sharqīyah (Province).

Physical Description:

xxiv, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Toby Matthiesen's work traces the regional politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia since the late nineteenth century. The first comprehensive book in English on the topic, it casts new light on the survival strategies and political mobilization of the Shia community as it confronts the repressive machinery of the Saudi regime. The spectrum of Shia opposition groups range from Communists, since the 1950s, to Khomeinists after the Iranian revolution, some of whom use violence against the Saudi state. While most Saudi Shia opposition activists ceased their activities after the agreement with King Fahd in 1993, the regional uprisings since 2011 have reinvigorated tensions between the Shia and the state. The Eastern Province is home to Saudi Arabia's oil and is therefore of immense geopolitical importance, featured in all assessments of Gulf security, national stability, oil markets and Saudi-Iranian relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Politics of notables

2. Oil and dissent

3. Shia Islamism

4. A decade of confrontation

5. No More Revolution

6. Marginal recognition

6. A New Antifada.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index.

ISBN:

9781107043046

1107043042

9781107618237

1107618231

OCLC:

900622927

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