Toby Matthiesen: The Other Saudis

Cover: 9781107618237 | The Other Saudis | Toby Matthiesen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2015

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Toby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century until the present day. This book outlines the difficult experiences of being Shia in a Wahhabi state, and casts new light on how the Shia have mobilised politically to change their position. Shia petitioned the rulers, joined secular opposition parties and founded Islamist movements. Most Saudi Shia opposition activists profited from an amnesty in 1993 and subsequently found a place in civil society and the public sphere. However, since 2011 a new Shia protest movement has again challenged the state. The Other Saudis shows how exclusionary state practices created an internal Other and how sectarian discrimination has strengthened Shia communal identities. The book is based on little-known Arabic sources, extensive fieldwork in Saudi Arabia and interviews with key activists. Of immense geopolitical importance, the oil-rich Eastern Province is a crucial but little known factor in regional politics and Gulf security.

Über den Autor

Toby Matthiesen is a research fellow in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Politics of notables; 2. Oil and dissent; 3. Shia Islamism; 4. A decade of confrontation; 5. No more revolution; 6. Marginal recognition; 7. A new Intifada; Conclusion: the politics of sectarianism.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781107618237
ISBN-10:	1107618231
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Matthiesen, Toby
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Toby Matthiesen
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.01.2015
Gewicht:	0,446 kg