Saudi Arabia, Iran and the struggle for supremacy /
First Statement of Responsibility
Dilip Hiro.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Black gold and America shape Iran and Saudi Arabia -- Faisal's enduring imprint; the Shah's vaulting ambition -- An Islamic revolution in Iran; Initial misreading by the Saudis -- Iran's second revolution; a millennial challenge to the House of Saud -- The Iran-Iraq War steels Khomeini's regime -- The Saudi-Iranian race to influence the Muslim world -- Saudi Arabia at the center of the twentieth century's last major war -- Saudi-Iranian détente -- The Gulf rivals' eastward march -- Iran's nuclear saga; and Iraq averts an inter-sectarian war -- The Arab Spring -- reversed by a Saudi-backed counterrevolution -- Multi-front cold war between Riyadh and Tehran -- Trump fuels Gulf rivals' cold war -- Conclusions -- Epilogue.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The foundational schism between Sunni Arabia and Shia Persia manifests itself in geopolitics, as Kingdom and Islamic Republic compete.
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EBSCO
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2002269
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Title
Cold war in the Islamic world.
International Standard Book Number
9780190944650
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.