Sectarian politics in the Gulf : from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings /
Wehrey, Frederic M.
New York [N.Y.] : Columbia University Press,
c2014.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index.
The roots of sectarianism. Governance, society, and identity in the gulf -- The long shadow of the Iranian revolution -- Bahrain. Debating participation: the Bahraini Shi'a and regional influences -- Sectarian balancing: the Bahraini Sunnis and a polarized parliament -- Into the abyss: the pearl roundabout uprising and its aftermath -- Saudi Arabia. Loyalties under fire: the Saudi Shi'a in the shadow of Iraq -- Under siege: the Salafi and regime counter-mobilization -- Waving 'Uthman's shirt: Saudi Arabia's sectarian spring -- Kuwait. Renegotiating a ruling bargain: the Kuwaiti Shi'a -- Tilting toward repression: the Sunni opposition and the Kuwaiti regime -- A balancing act goes awry: sectarianism and Kuwait's mass protests.
Shīʻah
Sunnites