| The Other Saudis Contributor(s): Matthiesen, Toby (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107043042 ISBN-13: 9781107043046 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $102.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | Islam - Shi'a |
| Dewey: 305.697 |
| LCCN: 2014016638 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Toby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century until the present day. This book outlines the difficult experiences of being Shia in a Wahhabi state, and casts new light on how the Shia have mobilised politically to change their position. Shia petitioned the rulers, joined secular opposition parties and founded Islamist movements. Most Saudi Shia opposition activists profited from an amnesty in 1993 and subsequently found a place in civil society and the public sphere. However, since 2011 a new Shia protest movement has again challenged the state. The Other Saudis shows how exclusionary state practices created an internal Other and how sectarian discrimination has strengthened Shia communal identities. The book is based on little-known Arabic sources, extensive fieldwork in Saudi Arabia and interviews with key activists. Of immense geopolitical importance, the oil-rich Eastern Province is a crucial but little known factor in regional politics and Gulf security. |
Contributor Bio(s): Matthiesen, Toby: - Toby Matthiesen is a research fellow in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. |