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The house divided : Sunni, Shia and the making of the Middle East
Rogerson, Barnaby2025
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Barnaby Rogerson's timely book begins with the contemporary Middle East and the proxy wars between Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies and Shiite Iran. To understand these, he suggests, we must understand the origins of the Sunni-Shia divide, which go back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, the accidental coup that set aside the claims of Ali, and the slaughter of Ali's son Husayn at Kerbala. These events, known to every Muslim, have created a slender fault line in the Middle East.
Main title:
The house divided : Sunni, Shia and the making of the Middle East / Barnaby Rogerson.
Author:
Rogerson, Barnaby, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2025.
Collation:
432 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781781257265 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
297.804209297.804297.8042297.804209 ROG
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4080017