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Eclipse of the Sunnis, March 2010
Hardcover

ECLIPSE OF THE SUNNIS
By: Deborah Amos

Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East

PublicAffairs
March 2010
On Sale: March 9, 2010
256 pages
ISBN: 1586486497
EAN: 9781586486495
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

Hundreds of thousands of Sunni Muslims displaced or exiled by the conflict in Iraq have spread across the Middle East, unbalancing that sensitive region. From Amman to Beirut and Damascus, Deborah Amos follows the impact of one of the great migrations of modern times. The history of the Middle East tells us that one of the greatest problems of the last forty years has been that of a displaced population, angered by their inability to safely return home and resume ownership of their property— as they see it. Now, the pattern has been repeated. A new population of exiles, as large as the Palestinians, has been created.

This particular displacement stirs up the historic conflict between Sunni and Shia. More significant even than the creation of colonial nation states a century ago, the alienation of the Sunni middle class has the capacity to cause resounding resentments across the region for generations to come.

Media Buzz

On Point - August 11, 2014
Fresh Air - NPR - March 10, 2010
Morning Edition - March 9, 2010