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Iranian-Saudi Rivalry Since 1979 : In the Words of Kings and Clerics / Talal Mohammad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mohammad, Talal, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Saudi Arabia--Foreign relations--Iran.
- Saudi Arabia.
- Iran--Foreign relations--Saudi Arabia.
- Iran.
- Saudi Arabia--Politics and government.
- Iran--Politics and government.
- Persian Gulf States--Relations.
- Persian Gulf States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : I. B. Tauris, 2023.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Deication
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- NOTE ON TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: RIVALRY, OTHERING, AND THE NECESSARY ENEMY
- Anthology of the Relevant Literature on Saudi-Iranian Relations
- Theoretical Underpinnings
- Part 1
- Chapter 2 REVOLUTION, WAR, AND THE FORMATION OF IRANIAN DISCOURSES OF SELF AND OTHER
- Introduction
- Defining the Self and the Other in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- The Definition of Iran's Other
- Rivalry Begins: Constructing Saudi Arabia as Iran's Other
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3 SIEGE, PROTESTS, AND THE HAJJ: SAUDI ARABIA FROM KHALID TO FAHD
- Khalid and Fahd
- The Siege of Mecca
- The Iranian Revolution and Saudi Identity
- Shi'i Instability: The Eastern Province
- Consolidating Saudi Arabia's Islamic and Arab Credentials
- Propaganda, the US, and Zionism: Keeping Up Appearances
- Defining Saudi Arabia's Other
- Contesting Legitimacy and Leadership: Iran and Saudi Arabia and the Hajj
- Chaos in Mecca: the 1987 Hajj and the Severing of Ties
- Conclusion
- Part 2
- Chapter 4 CALM AFTER THE STORM: SAUDI- IRANIAN DÉTENTE
- Introduction: Iran and Saudi Arabia After the First Gulf War
- Iranian Representations
- Chapter 5 BUILDING BRIDGES: FROM DÉTENTE TO RAPPROCHEMENT
- The 1997 OIC Summit and the Iranian Self's 'Split Personality'
- Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the 'Ominous Triangle'
- Saudi Representations
- Iranian-Saudi Othering
- Chapter 6 THE KHATAMI PRESIDENCY AND THE OIC: FROM CONFIDENCE BUILDING TO ISLAMIC UNITY AND COOPERATION
- Introduction
- Khatami's Election and a Shift from Détente to Rapprochement
- Iranian-Saudi Relations, Islamic Unity, and the OIC Tehran Summit
- Part 3
- Chapter 7 AHMADINEJAD'S VICTORY AND ABDULLAH'S THRONE: THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR RAPPROCHEMENT
- Ahmadinejad's Victory, Islamic Leadership, and Cooperation
- Israel and the Holocaust: Iranian and Saudi Implicit Representations of Each Other
- The Askari Shrine Bombings, Sectarian Violence, and Iranian-Saudi Othering in 2006
- Chapter 8 THE IMPACT OF THE HEZBOLLAH-ISRAEL WAR ON SAUDI-IRANIAN REPRESENTATIONS
- Introduction
- The Background to the 34-Day Hezbollah-Israel War
- Themes and Tropes Regarding the War
- Chapter 9 THE GZA W AR'S IMPACT ON IRANIAN AND SAUDI DISCOURSES
- Iranian Discourses: Zionist-US Subservience and Arab Silence
- Silence of the Sunni Clergy
- Islamic Narratives and Tropes of Silence and Subservience to Zionism
- The Karbala Narrative: Tropes of Martyrdom and Resistance
- Saudi Discourses: Iranian Sedition, Hegemony, and Realpolitik
- Part 4
- Chapter 10 THE ARAB WORLD RISES: ARAB SPRING OR ISLAMIC AWAKENING?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 15, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mohammad, Talal Iranian-Saudi Rivalry Since 1979
- ISBN:
- 9780755634736
- 075563473X
- 9780755634750
- 0755634756
- 9780755634743
- 0755634748
- Publisher Number:
- 40031483704
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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