02801nam 2200661Ia 450 991078282720332120230721021223.00-19-773348-40-19-979313-10-19-971660-9(CKB)1000000000747132(EBL)431312(OCoLC)647777083(SSID)ssj0000887489(PQKBManifestationID)12465879(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000887489(PQKBWorkID)10841065(PQKB)10097642(SSID)ssj0000166166(PQKBManifestationID)11177114(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166166(PQKBWorkID)10145087(PQKB)10532069(Au-PeEL)EBL431312(CaPaEBR)ebr10300147(MiAaPQ)EBC431312(EXLCZ)99100000000074713220081030d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGuardians of the revolution[electronic resource] Iran and the world in the age of the Ayatollahs /Ray TakeyhOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (321 p.)"A Council on Foreign Relations book."0-19-975410-1 0-19-532784-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-295) and index.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; IndexFor 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 authoritativeIslam and politicsIranIranForeign relations1979-1997IranForeign relations1997-IranPolitics and government1979-1997IranPolitics and government1997-Islam and politics327.55955Takeyh Ray1966-782444MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782827203321Guardians of the revolution3746748UNINA