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Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic

Michael Axworthy

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A major new and definitive work by the author of Iran: Empire of the Mind. Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Tehran in February 1979 was a key moment in post-War international politics. A large, well-populated and wealthy state suddenly committed itself to a quite new path: a revolution based on the supremacy of Islam and contempt for both superpowers.

For over 30 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation, sanctions, and sustained attacks by Iraq in an eight-year war. Many policy-makers today share a weary wish that Iran would somehow just disappear as a problem. But with Iran's continuing commitment to a nuclear programme and its reputation as a trouble-maker in Afghanistan, Lebanon and elsewhere, this is unlikely any time soon. The slow demise of the 2009 'Green Revolution' shows that Revolutionary Iran's institutions are still formidable.

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Pages:: 528 pages

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1846142911

ISBN13:: 9781846142918

kindle Asin:: B00DVLNGVU

Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic

Michael Axworthy

4.12/5 (860 ratings)

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A major new and definitive work by the author of Iran: Empire of the Mind. Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Tehran in February 1979 was a key moment in post-War international politics. A large, well-populated and wealthy state suddenly committed itself to a quite new path: a revolution based on the supremacy of Islam and contempt for both superpowers.

For over 30 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation, sanctions, and sustained attacks by Iraq in an eight-year war. Many policy-makers today share a weary wish that Iran would somehow just disappear as a problem. But with Iran's continuing commitment to a nuclear programme and its reputation as a trouble-maker in Afghanistan, Lebanon and elsewhere, this is unlikely any time soon. The slow demise of the 2009 'Green Revolution' shows that Revolutionary Iran's institutions are still formidable.

Format:

Pages:: 528 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1846142911

ISBN13:: 9781846142918

kindle Asin:: B00DVLNGVU

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