LEADER 02801nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910811965403321 005 20230721021223.0 010 $a0-19-773348-4 010 $a0-19-979313-1 010 $a0-19-971660-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000747132 035 $a(EBL)431312 035 $a(OCoLC)647777083 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000887489 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12465879 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000887489 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10841065 035 $a(PQKB)10097642 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000166166 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177114 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166166 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10145087 035 $a(PQKB)10532069 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300147 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431312 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000747132 100 $a20081030d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGuardians of the revolution$b[electronic resource] $eIran and the world in the age of the Ayatollahs /$fRay Takeyh 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $a"A Council on Foreign Relations book." 311 $a0-19-975410-1 311 $a0-19-532784-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-295) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aFor 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 606 $aIslam and politics$zIran 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$y1979-1997 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$y1997- 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1979-1997 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997- 615 0$aIslam and politics 676 $a327.55 676 $a955 700 $aTakeyh$b Ray$f1966-$0782444 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811965403321 996 $aGuardians of the revolution$93927588 997 $aUNINA