Saudi Arabia and Iran : power and rivalry in the Middle East / Simon Mabon.

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Mabon, Simon [author.]

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unmediated

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9781788314145

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DDC classification:

327.538055 23 M112

LOC classification:

DS227 .M33 2018

Summary: In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those in Lebanon and Iraq, and more recently in Bahrain and Syria. In this new and revised second edition, Simon Mabon examines the different identity groups within Saudi Arabia and Iran (made up of various religions, ethnicities and tribal groupings), proposing that internal insecurity has an enormous impact on the wider ideological and geopolitical competition between the two. With analysis of this heated and often uneasy relationship and its impact on the wider Middle East, this book is vital for those researching international relations and diplomacy in the region. -- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
كتاب	Central Library المكتبة المركزية	327.538055 M112 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	قاعة الكتب

First paperback edition: 2016.

Originally published: 2013, as Saudi Arabia and Iran : soft power rivalry in the Middle East.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index.

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those in Lebanon and Iraq, and more recently in Bahrain and Syria. In this new and revised second edition, Simon Mabon examines the different identity groups within Saudi Arabia and Iran (made up of various religions, ethnicities and tribal groupings), proposing that internal insecurity has an enormous impact on the wider ideological and geopolitical competition between the two. With analysis of this heated and often uneasy relationship and its impact on the wider Middle East, this book is vital for those researching international relations and diplomacy in the region. -- Provided by publisher.