Dimensions
142 x 211 x 23mm
Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East. Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam, and provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1400-year struggle between Shias and Sunnis. He sheds crucial light on the modern-day consequences - from the nuclear posturing of Iran's President Ahmadinejad to the recent US-enabled shift toward Shia in power in Iraq and Hezbollah's continued dominance in Lebanon.
