{"product_id":"the-shia-in-the-modern-arab-world-between-history-and-autonomy-hardcover","title":"The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World: Between History and Autonomy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeneive Abdo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the Arab Sh'ia are claiming their autonomy from both Sunni marginalization and Iranian influence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A significant contribution to Shi'a studies and contemporary Islamic studies.\"--Hassan Abbas, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Prophet's Heir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Arab Shi'a have long been overlooked, marginalized, or reduced simply to political pawns of the Iranian regime. Based upon extensive work on the ground in the region, \u003cem\u003eThe Shi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ea in the Modern Arab World \u003c\/em\u003ereveals the untold stories and unheard voices behind the latest Shi'a drive for independence and hard-fought political agency. In doing so, it also challenges the conventional wisdom among Western policymakers who have tended to group what is in fact a diverse community of believers into an undifferentiated \"Shi'a Crescent,\" seen as a transnational source of global instability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrganized into five country-specific chapters, dedicated to different Arab Twelver Shi'a communities in Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen respectively, this book chronicles their past marginalization and new-found autonomy, their changing relations with their respective governments, and their shifting religious alliances. It also documents their efforts to integrate into their respective societies and form national identities apart from their religious sect. The book also presents the view from Tehran, explaining how Iran has tried and failed to deal with a loss of allegiance from other Shi'a in the region. This trend is likely to evolve further as the Iranian regime faces the greatest challenge to its survival since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkeel Abbas\u003c\/strong\u003e non-resident researcher, Emirates Policy Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohanad Hage Ali \u003c\/strong\u003eMalcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut, Lebanon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBader Al-Ibrahim\u003c\/strong\u003e writer and researcher, Virginia, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanafsheh Keynoush \u003c\/strong\u003eUniversity of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew McIntosh\u003c\/strong\u003e Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, Essex, UK\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneive Abdo\u003c\/b\u003e is a seasoned Middle East expert. She is the author of four books, including \u003ci\u003eNo God but God: Egypt and the Triumph of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eThe New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and thousands of articles on Islam. She has held positions at the United Nations, the Brookings Institution, and several other think tanks in Washington DC. She was also a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, including in Iran, for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Abdo is the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim award for her scholarship as well as the Nieman fellowship at Harvard University. She lives in Washington DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972781113651,"sku":"9781649035646","price":109.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uL2F71wb6s9781649035646.webp?v=1794433906","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-shia-in-the-modern-arab-world-between-history-and-autonomy-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}