The Islamic Republic and the World: Global Dimensions of the Iranian RevolutionIran is now in the eye of the storm. As events in Iraq deteriorate, a US invasion of Iran looms as a real threat. This book provides a detailed analysis of Iran's recent history, and in particular how the country has been shaped by the 1979 revolution. It is often forgotten that modern Iran is a revolutionary republic that arose out of the overthrow of the old, secular and very pro-western regime. Since the revolution, this has been replaced by an Islamic State. Maryam Panah explores the Iranian revolution in its international context, and examines the different forces at play within the country, and how these conflicting political interests continue to mould the country today and shape its external relations. |
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Page 93
... Islamic Republic . Overall , the strategy of the United States and its allies resulted in lengthening the conflict by keeping a balance and parity of resources between the two sides a strategy to which the Soviet side of the cold war ...
... Islamic Republic . Overall , the strategy of the United States and its allies resulted in lengthening the conflict by keeping a balance and parity of resources between the two sides a strategy to which the Soviet side of the cold war ...
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... Islamic Republic , these reforms not only faced institutional obsta- cles internally and externally , but were also caught in the contradictions of a revolutionary state whose policies are marked not only by change but also by ...
... Islamic Republic , these reforms not only faced institutional obsta- cles internally and externally , but were also caught in the contradictions of a revolutionary state whose policies are marked not only by change but also by ...
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... Islamic Republic was predicated on building a strong state able to withstand internal and external pres- sures ... Islamic diplomacy ' and upheld the status of Iran as the ' axis of Islam ' . A primary objective of the Islamic Republic ...
... Islamic Republic was predicated on building a strong state able to withstand internal and external pres- sures ... Islamic diplomacy ' and upheld the status of Iran as the ' axis of Islam ' . A primary objective of the Islamic Republic ...
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an analysis | 13 |
Socioeconomic development and structural change | 21 |
international | 32 |
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