Mohsen M Milani

The Making Of Iran's Islamic Revolution

From Monarchy To Islamic Republic, Second Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Dr. Milani offers new insights into the causes and profound consequences of Iran's Islamic Revolution. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews with the officials of the Islamic Republic and on recently released documents, he presents a provocative analysis of the dynamics and characteristics of factional politics in Islamic Iran. Among the new issues covered are the events leading up to the Teheran hostage crisis, Ayatollah Khomeini's life and writings, President Rafsanjani's activities against the Shah, Rafsanjani's recent reforms, Iran's involvement in the Kuwaiti crisis, and the domestic and foreign policy challenges facing Iran in the post?Cold War era.The second edition is specifically revised for use as a text for courses dealing with Iran, the Middle East, and revolutionary movements.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9780813384764
• ISBN-10: 0813384761
• Artikelnr.: 22086081

Autorenporträt

Mohsen M. Milani is associate professor of politics, Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida in Tampa.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
Conceptual Framework
The Study of Revolution: Science of Anarchy or Anarchy of Science?
Historical Background
The Constitutional Movement and the Creation of the Pahlavi Dynasty
Reform from Above and Resistance from Below: The June Uprising of 1963
Preconditions of the Islamic Revolution
Economic Development and Political Decay
Opposition to the Pahlavi Regime: Its Ideological and Organizational Bases
The Crisis of Wealth
The Mechanics of the Transfer of Power
The Anatomy of Iran's Revolutionary Movement: From Demanding Reforms to Dethroning a King
The Postrevolutionary Power Struggle
The Rise and Fall of the Provisional Revolutionary Government: A Good Government for a Wrong Time
Iran's First Encounter with the Presidency and the Drive Toward Radicalism
Khomeini and the Challenge to Govern
The Drive Toward Moderation: Iran Under Khamenei and Rafsanjani
Conclusion