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| Summary: | "In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden's attacks on Wahhabism. Muslim critics have dismissed this conservative interpretation of Islam that is the official creed of Saudi Arabia as an unorthodox innovation that manipulated a suggestible people to gain political influence. David Commins' book questions this assumption. He examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers original findings on its ascendance in Saudi Arabia and spread throughout other parts of the Muslim world such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also assesses the challenge that radical militants within Saudi Arabia pose to the region, and draws conclusions which will concern all those who follow events in the Kingdom. The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia is essential reading for anyone interested in the Middle East and Islamic radicalism today."--Bloomsbury Publishing
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| Item Description: | "First published in paperback 2009 and hardback in 2006 by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd as The Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia"--Title page verso |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9781838609528
1838609520
9781350988934
1350988936
1784536822
9781784536824
9781838609511
1838609512 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 6, 2019). |
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