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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820781803321

Autore

Zabih Sepehr

Titolo

The Left in contemporary Iran : ideology, organisation and the Soviet connection / / Sepehr Zabir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

9786613638557

9781136812637

1136812636

9781280661624

1280661623

9781136812644

1136812644

9780203829059

0203829050

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Iran ; ; v. 37

Disciplina

324.255/075

Soggetti

Communist parties - Iran - History

Iran Foreign relations Soviet Union

Iran Politics and government 20th century

Soviet Union Foreign relations Iran

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1986 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Left in Contemporary Iran; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. The Iranian Left: A Historical Perspective; 2. The Soviet Connection; 3. The Old Left: The Rise and Demise of the Tudeh Party; 4. The New Left: People's Mojahedin of Iran; 5. The New Left: The Fedayeen; 6. The Militant Left: League of Iranian Communists; 7. Conclusion: Problems and Prospects; Appendix I: Fedayeen Fragmentation; Appendix II: Minority Fedayeen, First Congress, December 1981- Five Resolutions; Appendix III: Excerpts From N. Kianouri's Confession; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the structure and ideology of all the main leftist groups in Iran. It considers their role in the Revolution, and analyses



their relations with Khomeini and his colleagues. It also explains why the majority of the leftist organisations had defected from the Islamic regime by the summer of 1981. A second important theme of the book is the way in which the Soviet Union responded to the treatment of the Left by the Islamic government. Based on extensive analysis of original source material in Farsi and other languages and numerous interviews with leftist leaders and particip