The politics of Islam : the Muslim brothers and the state in the Arab Gulf /

In this book, Birol Başkan explains the variation in attitudes and approaches towards the Muslim Brotherhood across 5 Gulf States: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He argues that this disparity is at the root of the ongoing Gulf crisis that erupted in June 2017.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Başkan, Birol (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Ikhwān al-Muslimūn.
Islam and politics > Bahrain.
Islam and politics > Kuwait.
Islam and politics > Qatar.
Islam and politics > Saudi Arabia.
Islam and politics > United Arab Emirates.
HISTORY > Middle East > Arabian Peninsula.
Islam and politics.
Bahrain.
Kuwait.
Qatar.
Saudi Arabia.
United Arab Emirates.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Historical Background: Desert and its Legacies
  • 2. Modern Sovereign State Building in the Gulf: From the 1950s to the 1970s
  • 3. The Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf
  • 4. Modern Sovereign State Building in the Gulf From the 1980s to the 2000s
  • 5. Gulf States' Diverging Attitudes towards the Muslim Brotherhood
  • 6. The Arab Spring
  • Conclusion.

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