Factional Politics in Post-Khomeini Iran (Modern Intellectual & Political History of the Middle East) (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East) - Softcover

Mehdi Moslem

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815629788 ISBN 13: 9780815629788

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Since President Mohammad Khatami's landslide victory in May 1997, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a study in contradictions. Whilst Khatami condemned his nations's fanatical past, there still remains an opposing faction towards the West. This study analyses Iran's post-revolutionary politics.

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Review:

One of the most enduring features of Iranian politics under the Islamic Republic has been the kaleidoscope of competing factions. . . . But, as the author of this well-researched and informative book makes clear, factional divisions in contemporary Iran are far more complicated and fluid, and they do not lend themselves to simple classification. Relying on a variety of Iranian documents, including parliamentary debates and newspapers, as well as Western sources, Moslem provides a detailed analysis of factions and factional interaction in post-Khomeni Iran. He explains the sources of factionalism and the major personalities in the evolving factional alignments in the country. Highly recommended.--Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0815629788
• ISBN 13: 9780815629788
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320