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The Shia Revival
- How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
- De: Vali Nasr
- Narrado por: Fleet Cooper
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 163
Profiled on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, admired and welcomed by both media and government for his "concise and coherent" analysis (Wall Street Journal). In this "smart, clear and timely" book (Washington Post), Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam. He provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis, and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences—from the nuclear posturing of Iran's President Ahmadinejad to the recent U.S.-enabled shift toward Shia power in Iraq and Hezbollah's continued dominance in Lebanon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Narrator Needs Language Lessons
- De Pari Golha en 11-28-13
- The Shia Revival
- How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
- De: Vali Nasr
- Narrado por: Fleet Cooper
Very good, but shows clear Shia bias
Revisado: 08-27-15
This book has some invaluable information and perspectives, but it is hampered by the obviousness of its pro-Shia bias. If you keep that idea in mind, it is a great listen and a fascinating reference for anyone interested in the region, in Islam, and in the future of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Afghanistan. Even the author's pro-Shia bias is valuable, as it illuminates a perspective not often heard in Western books on the region. I will definitely be interested in the author's other works.
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The Last Refuge
- Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia
- De: Gregory Johnsen
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and al-Qaeda are fighting a clandestine war of drones and suicide bombers in an unforgiving corner of Arabia. The Last Refuge charts the rise, fall, and resurrection of al-Qaeda in Yemen over the last 30 years, detailing how a group that the United States once defeated has now become one of the world’s most dangerous threats. An expert on Yemen who has spent years on the ground there, Gregory D. Johnsen uses al-Qaeda’s Arabic battle notes to reconstruct their world as they take aim at the United States and its allies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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bin laden.
- De Rhea en 07-15-13
- The Last Refuge
- Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia
- De: Gregory Johnsen
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
One of the better books I have read on terrorism.
Revisado: 05-10-15
This book starts slow, with a somewhat laughable reliance on generalizations and cliches in its intro. But once it gets into the actual recreation of events, it is fascinating. As best I can tell, its big-scale facts track to reality, and provide some critical background to understanding the rise of ISIS/ISIL and the general failure (or at least incomplete success) of the US in its "war on terror." I very much appreciated the author's reliance on non-Western viewpoints, but would have appreciated a direct questioning of Saudi or Yemeni anti-terrorism sources as to what the big picture is. This book was published before ISIS/ISIL hit the news in the West, so I feel like I now want a clear sense of the connection (or lack thereof) between AQAP and ISIS/ISIL.
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