This is a translation of a recent French-language book (published by Le Seuil) that recounts the global political history of the conflict between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims from the very beginning of their schism within the Islamic tradition to the contemporary period of sectarian conflict across the Muslim world.
Laurence Lour is associate professor at the Center for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po in Paris. She is the author of Shiism and Politics in the Middle East, Transnational Shia Politics: Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf, and To Be an Arab in Israel. She lives in France.
"For the dedicated regional student who wants to examine the
politics of the current conflicts in the region it provides a
wealth of insight."---Jerry Lenaburg, New York Journal of Books
"Captures the complexities, and in fact pulls the reader away from
the usual tired dichotomy."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
"To open the book is to appreciate the extent of the challenges in
trying to understand the Islamic world and how it has drawn in the
great global players, often at great cost to both. . . . Sunnis and
Shi'a is an important book."---Barclay McBain, The Herald
"In terms of a superb and scholarly overview of Islamic history as
articulated by the Sunnī and the
Shī‘a, Louër’s book. . . .is a tour de force, and as such should be
compulsory reading for students of Islamic history, whether
Sunnī
or Shī‘ī."---Christopher Clohessy, Islamochristiana
"This richly informative study is a very useful aid to
understanding the faith dynamics across Middle East today"---Rev.
Brian Cooper, The Gandhi Way
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