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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782827203321

Autore

Takeyh Ray <1966->

Titolo

Guardians of the revolution [[electronic resource] ] : Iran and the world in the age of the Ayatollahs / / Ray Takeyh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-773348-4

0-19-979313-1

0-19-971660-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

327.55

955

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Iran

Iran Foreign relations 1979-1997

Iran Foreign relations 1997-

Iran Politics and government 1979-1997

Iran Politics and government 1997-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; PART I. THE REVOLUTIONARY YEARS; PART II. THE RISE OF PRAGMATISM AND THE NEW PRIORITIES; PART III. THE AGE OF REFORM; PART IV. HEGEMONY AT LAST?; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For over a quarter century, Iran has been one of America's chief nemeses. Ever since Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah in 1979, the relationship between the two nations has been antagonistic: revolutionary guards chanting against the Great Satan, Bush fulminating against the Axis of Evil, Iranian support for Hezbollah, and President Ahmadinejad blaming the U.S. for the world's ills. The unending war of words suggests an intractable divide between Iran and the West, one that may very well lead to a shooting war in the near future. But as Ray Takeyh shows in this accessible and authoritative