Book contents
- The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East
- The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 States, Sects, and Order
- 2 The Story of a Kingdom and a Republic
- 3 Iraq
- 4 Bahrain
- 5 Lebanon
- 6 Syria
- 7 Yemen
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2023
Book contents
- The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East
- The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 States, Sects, and Order
- 2 The Story of a Kingdom and a Republic
- 3 Iraq
- 4 Bahrain
- 5 Lebanon
- 6 Syria
- 7 Yemen
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle EastSaudi Arabia and Iran, pp. 261 - 293Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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