Shi'Ism and Social Protest

By Juan R.I. Cole and Juan R.I. Cole

Book Overview

This timely and important book presents the first overview of Shi'i political activism in the countries where it has been most significant-from Iran and Lebanon to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The contributors present up-to-date information on the factors involved in Shi'ism's recent movement away from quietism and toward an active involvement in politics. They also discuss how Shi'i political activism will affect the struggle in and for Lebanon; the Iran-Iraq war; Soviet attitudes toward Afghanistan and Iran; and U.S. policies toward the Middle East.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300035500
• ISBN13: 9780300035506
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.