TY - BOOK AU - Matthiesen,Toby TI - The other Saudis: Shiism, dissent and sectarianism T2 - Cambridge Middle East studies SN - 9781107618237 (paperback) AV - 403 DS 247.9 M443o 2014 U1 - 953.8 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, NY PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Shiah KW - Relations KW - Sunnites KW - Shiites KW - Political activity KW - Saudi Arabia KW - Sharqiyah (Province) KW - History KW - Islam and politics KW - Dissenters KW - Sects KW - Political aspects KW - Chiitas Relaciones con los Sunitas KW - Sunitas KW - Relaciones con los Chiitas KW - Sharqiyah (Saudi Arabia : Province) KW - Politics and government KW - Religion KW - Sharqiyah (Arabia Saudita: Provincia) KW - Política y gobierno KW - Religión N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- 1. Politics of notables -- 2. Oil and dissent -- 3. Shia Islamism -- 4. A decade of confrontation -- 5. Marginal recognition -- 6. Arab uprisings -- Conclusion N2 - "Toby Matthiesen's work traces the regional politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia since the late nineteenth century. The first comprehensive book in English on the topic, it casts new light on the survival strategies and political mobilization of the Shia community as it confronts the repressive machinery of the Saudi regime. The spectrum of Shia opposition groups range from Communists, since the 1950s, to Khomeinists after the Iranian revolution, some of whom use violence against the Saudi state. While most Saudi Shia opposition activists ceased their activities after the agreement with King Fahd in 1993, the regional uprisings since 2011 have reinvigorated tensions between the Shia and the state. The Eastern Province is home to Saudi Arabia's oil and is therefore of immense geopolitical importance, featured in all assessments of Gulf security, national stability, oil markets and Saudi-Iranian relations"--; This book traces the politics of the Shia in the oil-rich Eastern Province of Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia since the nineteenth century UR - http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/43046/cover/9781107043046.jpg ER -