Reign Of The AyatollahsFive years after the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy, Iran remains convulsed by political upheaval and embroiled in international conflict. Shock waves from the Iranian events have stirred unrest in the Middle East from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia, fed Islamic revivalism elsewhere in the Islamic world, and undermined the American position in this strategic region. Meanwhile, amid all this bewildering upheaval, the revolution has given birth to the modern world's first quasi-theocratic state run by orthodox clerics according to Islamic law. This book is a riveting analysis of the Iranian revolution, its economic, religious, and social turmoil, and its international consequences. |
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... Reza Khan , the later Reza Shah and founder of the Pahlavi dynasty . Reza Shah was determined to establish a strong central government and , in the style of Kemal Ataturk in neighboring Turkey , to modernize and westernize Iran . The ...
... Reza Khan , the later Reza Shah and founder of the Pahlavi dynasty . Reza Shah was determined to establish a strong central government and , in the style of Kemal Ataturk in neighboring Turkey , to modernize and westernize Iran . The ...
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... Reza Shah's commitment to secularization and Westernization was offensive to religious sensibilities ; and his dictatorial and arbitrary methods seemed to the ulama to exceed the bounds of what was tolerable . Clerical dissatisfaction ...
... Reza Shah's commitment to secularization and Westernization was offensive to religious sensibilities ; and his dictatorial and arbitrary methods seemed to the ulama to exceed the bounds of what was tolerable . Clerical dissatisfaction ...
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... Reza'i , Ahmad , 168 Reza'i , Morteza , 109 riots , 10 , 11 , 15 ; 30 , 185 ; see also demonstra- tions Rousseau , Jean Jacques , 85 Ruhani , Ayatollah Sadeq , 126-27 , 204 , 205 Ruh - Kandi , 199 Sabaghian , Hashem , 105 Sadduqi ...
... Reza'i , Ahmad , 168 Reza'i , Morteza , 109 riots , 10 , 11 , 15 ; 30 , 185 ; see also demonstra- tions Rousseau , Jean Jacques , 85 Ruhani , Ayatollah Sadeq , 126-27 , 204 , 205 Ruh - Kandi , 199 Sabaghian , Hashem , 105 Sadduqi ...
Contents
The Collapse of the Old Order | 9 |
Khomaini The Idol Smasher | 19 |
Bazargan A Knife Without the Blade | 52 |
Copyright | |
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