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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Main Author: Commins, David Dean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2016].
Edition:Revised paperback edition.
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