TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nakash,Yitzhak
TI  - Reaching for power: the Shiʻa in the modern Arab world 
SN  - 9781400841462
AV  - DS59.S55 N35 2006eb
U1  - 320.956/088/29782 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Shiites
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Chiites
KW  - Moyen-Orient
KW  - Islam et politique
KW  - Islamisme
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Political Process
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - fast
KW  - Politik
KW  - gnd
KW  - Schiiten
KW  - Sjiʻisme
KW  - gtt
KW  - Politieke macht
KW  - 11.83 movements within Islam
KW  - bcl
KW  - 89.54 political influence
KW  - nli
KW  - United States of America
KW  - pplt
KW  - Religious minorities
KW  - Islam
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Naher Osten
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-210) and index; A Shiʻi-led reformation -- The burden of the past -- Containment politics in the Persian Gulf -- The struggle for power in Iraq -- The revival of Shiʻism in Lebanon -- Between aspirations and reality; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - "This groundbreaking book addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to the U.S. endeavor. Yet it also alerts readers to the strong nationalist sentiments of Shi'is, underscoring the difficult challenge that the United States faces in attempting to impose a new order in the Middle East."--Jacket
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