{"product_id":"the-attempt-to-uproot-sunni-arab-influence-a-geo-strategic-analysis-of-the-western-israeli-and-iranian-quest-for-domination-9781845198541","title":"The Attempt to Uproot Sunni-Arab Influence: A Geo-Strategic Analysis of the Western, Israeli and Iranian Quest for Domination","description":"In the aftermath of popular uprisings that unleashed the quest for freedom, Arab governments scrambled to limit sectarian divisions, though much of these efforts came to naught. Regrettably, weak governments fell into carefully laid traps, aimed to divide and rule. Protracted wars further destroyed Arab wealth and cohesiveness, and Sunni communities saw their power bases marginalised. On cue, and predicted by some commentators, extremist movements like the so-called Islamic State emerged, targeting Sunnis with extreme violence. In 2014 Nabil Khalife, an established Lebanese thinker, published a widely praised thesis that identified the root causes of renewed sectarian tensions at a time when confrontations polarised awakened Arab societies. Based on an extensive discussion of the 1979 Iranian Revolution that toppled the Shah, Khalife advanced the notion that the revolution was not Islamic but an Iranian-Shiah rebellion that ended the Pahlavi military monarchy, and that the post-2011 Sunni-Shiah stru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16641457\"\u003eJoseph A. K'Echichian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845198541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845198549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL011000\"\u003eInternational Relations | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL042000\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph A. Kéchichian is the author of eleven published books, including \u003ci\u003eFaysal: Saudi Arabia's King for All Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eSuccession in Saudi Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003ePower and Succession in Arab Monarchies\u003c\/i\u003e, (2008), and \u003ci\u003eLegal and Political Reforms in Saudi Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). His most recent publications are \u003ci\u003e'Iffat al Thunayan: An Arabian Queen\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eFrom Alliance to Union: Challenges Facing Gulf Cooperation States\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Nationalist Al Sa'ud Advisor: Shaykh Yusuf Yassin of Sa'udi Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44707121627373,"sku":"9781845198541","price":83.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c2f6f648-efc7-4291-b5d5-4150b7ab7d44.jpg?v=1703964853","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-attempt-to-uproot-sunni-arab-influence-a-geo-strategic-analysis-of-the-western-israeli-and-iranian-quest-for-domination-9781845198541","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}