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BL
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1049712
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bc820
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| Main Entry
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Hiro, Dilip
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| Title & Author
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Cold war in the Islamic world : : Saudi Arabia, Iran and the struggle for supremacy /\ Dilip Hiro.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, [2018]
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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9780190050221
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: 0190050225
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: 9780190055905
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: 0190055901
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9780190944650
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019094465X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Politics and government.
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Saudi Arabia, Foreign relations, Iran.
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Iran, Foreign relations, Saudi Arabia.
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Middle East, Politics and government, 1979-
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Iran.
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Middle East.
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Saudi Arabia.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.538055
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| LC Classification
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DS228.I7H57 2018
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