The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent And Sectarianism (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 46)

This accessible scholarly work traces the regional politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia since the nineteenth century. The first 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.

• • Author: Toby Matthiesen
• • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• • Publication Date: Dec 22, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 306 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1107043042
• • ISBN-13: 9781107043046