Iran: Khomeini Revolution (Countries in Crisis S.) - Softcover

 
9780582044432: Iran: Khomeini Revolution (Countries in Crisis S.)

Synopsis

This series focuses on countries in the spotlight of world attention. Each book aims to combine a factual background with expert analysis of the main issues and reportage on distinctive characteristics of the country. The assessments of principal issues are are specailly commissioned. This book provides an analysis of key issues facing Iran today, by specialists in Islam, politics and diplomacy. The first part describes the period prior to the downfall of the Shah in early 1979 and ten years of Islamic revolution between 1979 and 1989. The second part contains analytical essays on the relations between the revolutionaries and the West, the internal challenges and the succession to Khomeini, together with reportage on life in Iran today. The third part forms a reference section including basic data on the economy, the infrastructure, the political structure and leadership and principal organizations.

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