Iranian-Saudi Rivalry since 1979

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Iranian-Saudi Rivalry since 1979In the Words of Kings and Clerics\nAuthor(s): Talal Mohammad\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: I.B. Tauris\nISBN-13: 9780755634767, 978-0755634767\nSynopsis\nThe fraught relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran is usually attributed to sectarian differences, even by the states own elites. However, this book shows that in their official speeches, newspaper editorials and Friday sermons, these elites use sectarian and nationalist references and tropes to denigrate each other and promote themselves in the eyes of their respective constituencies in the region. \n\nTalal Mohammad, who is fluent in both Arabic and Persian, examines Saudi-Iranian rivalry using discourse analysis of these religious, political and journalistic sources. Tracing what has been produced since 1979 in parallel, he argues for a consistent pattern of mutual misrepresentation, whereby each frames its counterpart as the Other to which a.