Black wave : Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the forty-year rivalry that unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in the Middle East
Ghattas, Kim.
Year of publication: 2020.
Islam, Bliski Wschód, Iran, Arabia Saudyjska, Historia, Since 1979
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Author
Ghattas, Kim.
Title
Black wave : Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the forty-year rivalry that
unraveled culture, religion, and collective memory in
the Middle East
Place of publication
New York:
Publishing house
Henry Holt and Company
Year of publication
2020.
Issue number
First edition.
Volume
xvii, 377 s. :
Dimensions
25 cm
Additional information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I. REVOLUTION -- Cassette Revolution -- Today Tehran, Tomorrow Jerusalem -- Bleeding Heart -- Darkness. PART II. COMPETITION -- I Killed the Pharaoh -- No Dupatta -- Kerbala in Beirut -- Shia Kafir -- Mecca is Mine -- Dâetente -- Black Wave -- Generation 9-11. Part III. WAR -- Cain and Abel -- Fracture -- Surrender -- Counter-Revolution -- Between ISIS and IRGC -- Achilles' Heel -- Murder on the Bosporus.
Object passwords
Islam
Bliski Wschód
Iran
Arabia Saudyjska
Historia
Since 1979
Summary
"The bestselling author of The Secretary tells the gripping story of the real roots of the Sunni-Shia conflict in Middle East in the 1979 Iran Revolution that changed the region forever"--
Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, once allies and twin pillars of US strategy in the region, became mortal enemies after 1979. Ghattas weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to show how the 1979 Iranian revolution-- fueled by American policy-- fed intolerance, suppressed cultural expression, and encouraged sectarian violence from Egypt to Pakistan, leading to the assassination of countless intellectuals, the birth of groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the September 11th terrorist attac
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