Matthiesen, Toby, 1984-

Sectarian gulf Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring that wasn't / [electronic resource] : Toby Matthiesen. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013. - xiv, 192 p. : ill., map.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Oil, God, and pearls -- The great sectarian game -- Pearl roundabout -- Counter-revolution -- A Saudi achilles heel -- The orange movement -- Arab springs, Arab falls.

9780804787222 (ebook)


Protest movements--Bahrain.
Protest movements--Saudi Arabia.
Shiah--Relations--Sunnites.
Sunnites--Relations--Shiah.
Arab Spring, 2010-


Bahrain--Politics and government--21st century.
Saudi Arabia--Politics and government--21st century.
Persian Gulf States--Politics and government--21st century.