Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read A concise history of Sunnis and Shi'is : autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state on EtoBox?

A concise history of Sunnis and Shi'is : autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state by John McHugo is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A concise history of Sunnis and Shi'is : autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state about?

Definitive and insightful, in this richly layered and engrossing account, John McHugo reveals how the great divide in Islam occurred. Charting the story of Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, he describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different sects during the Abbasid caliphate, and how the rivalry between the empires of the Sunni Ottomans and Shi'i Safavids contrived to ensure that the split would co

Who reads A concise history of Sunnis and Shi'is : autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
John McHugo
Publisher
Saqi Books
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780863561634
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Religion, Islamic Sects, History
Updated
2026-03-25

More by John McHugo

Browse all works by John McHugo

Similar books