Iran Under the AyatollahsAcomprehensive study of the Middle East's most strategic country, this book is set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. It describes the various phases through which the Islamic revolution has passed, gives an incisive account of the Gulf War, and provides an historical survey of Iran's relations with the West, the Soviet bloc, and other countries of the region. Book jacket. |
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Contents
BEFORE THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION | 7 |
The founding of the Islamic Republic | 103 |
The American hostage crisis 1 | 136 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Iran Under the Ayatollahs |
| Author | Dilip Hiro |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 071009924X, 9780710099242 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Middle East / General |
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