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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787594003321

Autore

Hiro Dilip

Titolo

Iran under the ayatollahs [[electronic resource] /] / Dilip Hiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon [England] ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011

Abingdon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

0-203-69545-3

1-135-04381-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (459 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

955.054

Soggetti

Iran History 1979-1997

Iran Politics and government 1979-1997

Iran Foreign relations 1979-1997

Iran History Pahlavi dynasty, 1925-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1985. Published with corrections and new postscript in 1987 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Before the Islamic Revolution -- pt. 2. The Revolution -- pt. 3. Iran and the world.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1985, this is a comprehensive study of the Middle East's most strategic country, set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. Dilip Hiro describes the various phases through which the Islamic revolution has passed, gives an incisive account of the first Gulf War, and provides an historical survey of Iran's relations with the West, the Soviet bloc, and other countries of the region.