The mission and the kingdom : Wahhabi power behind the Saudi throne /
David Commins examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers original findings on its ascendance in Saudi Arabia and its spread throughout other parts of the Muslim world such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also assesses the challenge that radical militants within Saudi Arabia pose to t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
[2016].
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| Edition: | Revised paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | David Commins examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers original findings on its ascendance in Saudi Arabia and its spread throughout other parts of the Muslim world such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also assesses the challenge that radical militants within Saudi Arabia pose to the regions, as well as highlighting the new developments in Wahhabism in recent years, most notably its emergence in the radical Islamist movement ISIS. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in paperback 2009 and hardback in 2006 by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd as The Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxv, 276 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781784536824 1784536822 |