Ebook: The Shia revival: how conflicts within Islam will shape the future

Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr examines the political and theological antagonisms within the Islamic religion and reveals how those differences have influenced world history over the last fourteen hundred years and will continue to influence events in the future.;The other Islam : who are the Shia? -- The making of Shia politics -- The fading promise of nationalism -- Khomeini's moment -- The battle of Islamic fundamentalisms -- The tide turns -- Iraq : the first Arab Shia state -- The rise of Iran -- The battle for the Middle East.