Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note on Transliteration xiii
5. A Shi‘i-Led Reformation 1
6. Chapter 1. The Burden of the Past 16
7. Chapter 2. Containment Politics in the Persian Gulf 42
8. Chapter 3. The Struggle for Power in Iraq 72
9. Chapter 4. The Revival of Shi‘ism in Lebanon 99
10. Chapter 5. Between Aspirations and Reality 129
11. Conclusion 158
12. Abbreviations 165
13. Notes 167
14. Further Reading 207
15. Acknowledgments 211
16. Index 213