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About the Author
John McHugo is an honorary Senior Fellow at the Centre for Syrian Studies at St Andrews, a board member of the Council for Arab-British Understanding and the British Egyptian Society, and a trustee of the Balfour Project. After reading Arabic and Islamic studies at Oxford University and the American University in Cairo in the early 1970s, McHugo's career as an international lawyer took him to a number of countries in the Middle East, including Egypt, Oman and Bahrain, over a period of more than a quarter of a century. His other publications include the acclaimed A Concise History of the Arabs and Syria: A Recent History. www.johnmchugo.com
Reviews
`A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is is an important corrective ... provides the reader not just with all the historical background he or she could want, in an accessible and comprehensible fashion, but also employs this sound knowledge to a clear-headed appraisal of the modern Middle East.' Times Literary Supplement; 'In lucid and accessible prose, John McHugo shows that there is nothing inevitable about the so-called Sunni-Shi'i divide.' Madawi Al-Rasheed, author of A History of Saudi Arabia; `This book will be widely read.' InterLib; `John McHugo takes us through the Sunni-Shi`i divide over 1400 years of Islamic history with good judgement in balancing the various accounts, and a great clarity of expression.' Moojan Momen, author of Shi`i Islam: A Beginner's Guide; `It is no mean feat to cover over 1400 years of history ... Masterful and fascinating' The Jordan Times; `Excellent ... McHugo is a lucid interpreter of complex events.' Law Society Gazette; `A timely book ...It is to be hoped that a reading of John McHugo's densely informative narrative will encourage Western leaders to hesitate, before taking sides in a struggle that is not their own.' Irish Catholic
Book Information
ISBN 9780863569265
Author John McHugo
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Saqi Books
Publisher Saqi Books
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 30mm