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Record Nr.

UNINA9910637719603321

Autore

Tayebipour Meysam

Titolo

Ayatollah Khomeini through the lens of the Iran-Iraq War / / Meysam Tayebipour

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031149078

9783031149061

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Collana

Studies in Iranian Politics, , 2524-4140

Disciplina

955.0542092

Soggetti

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988

War - Economic aspects

Middle Eastern Politics

Iran Politics and government 1979-1997

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Khomeini's Life and Thoughts -- 3. Theoretical Frameworks -- 4. Methodology -- 5. Khomeini and Nationalism -- 6. Khomeini and Prolonging and Normalising the Iran-Iraq War -- 7. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book clarifies Khomeini’s views on nationalism, sectarianism, and peace and war by putting the Iran-Iraq war at center of understanding of Khomeini’s ideology. Moreover, by making comparisons between Khomeini’s thoughts before and after the revolution with his words during the Iran-Iraq war, this book helps us see how his discourse during the conflict was shaped by such thoughts. Also, such a comparison helps us understand the complexities of Khomeini’s doctrines and their evolvements. Additionally, by offering a unique set of methodological tools, this book introduces a new way to study political leaders in Iran and other parts of the Middle East. Meysam Tyaebipour is a researcher and human right activist. Meysam’s area of interests are the Middle East politics and political ideology.