Author : Vali Nasr
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324001054
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Shia Revival (Updates) by : Vali Nasr
Download or read book The Shia Revival (Updates) written by Vali Nasr and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (Washington Post). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.