, to see if you have full access to this publication.
Edited Book No access
The Iranian Revolution at Forty
Editors:
Publisher:
2020
Summary
How Iranand the world around ithave changed in the four decades since a revolutionary theocracy took power
Iran's 1979 revolution is one of the most important events of the late twentieth century. The overthrow of the Western-leaning Shah and the emergence of a unique religious government reshaped Iran, dramatically shifted the balance of power in the Middle East and generated serious challenges to the global geopolitical orderchallenges that continue to this day. The seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran later that same year and the ensuing hostage crisis resulted in an acrimonious breach between America and Iran that remains unresolved to this day. The revolution also precipitated a calamitous war between Iran and Iraq and an expansion of the U.S. military's role in maintaining security in and around the Persian Gulf.
Forty years after the revolution, more than two dozen experts look back on the rise of the Islamic Republic and explore what the startling events of 1979 continue to mean for the volatile Middle East as well as the rest of the world. The authors explore the events of the revolution itself; whether its promises have been kept or broken; the impact of clerical rule on ordinary Iranians, especially women; the continuing antagonism with the United States; and the repercussions not only for Iran's immediate neighborhood but also for the broader Middle East.
Complete with a helpful timeline and suggestions for further reading, this book helps put the Iranian revolution in historical and geopolitical perspective, both for experts who have long studied the Middle East and for curious readers interested in fallout from the intense turmoil of four decades ago.
Keywords
Search publication
Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3793-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3794-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Table of Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
A View of the Revolution from the Shah's Palace No access
The Revolution's Broken Promises No access
Iran's Economy since the Revolution: Populism and Pragmatism No access
Revolution, Reform, and the Future of the Islamic Republic No access
Poppies and Public Health: 1979 and Narcotics in Iran No access
Girls of Revolution Street: Iranian Women since 1979 No access
"We Used to Run This Country": How the Revolution Upended an American-Iranian Alliance No access
After 1979, America's Torch Song for Tehran No access
The Iranian Hostage Crisis and Its Effect on American Politics No access
Washington, the Shah, and the Problem of Autocratic Allies No access
The Revolution and Washington's Reliance on Economic Pressure No access
The Rules of the Game: International Law and Iranian-American Relations No access
1979 and the World's Second Oil Shock No access
How 1979 Transformed the Regional Balance of Power No access
The Iranian Revolution's Legacy of Terrorism No access
Iraq and the "First Islamic Revolution" No access
Saddam's Monumental Mistakes No access
Hezbollah: Revolutionary Iran's Most Successful Export No access
The Origins of the Saudi-Iranian Battle for the Broader Middle East No access
Coexistence and Convergence in Turkish-Iranian Relations No access
Israel's Reverse Periphery Doctrine No access
Emboldened and Then Constrained: Repercussions of Iran's Revolution for Sunni Islamists No access
In Pakistan, Another Embassy Under Siege No access
Bad Judgment and a Chain of Blunders: Soviet Responses to the Iranian Revolution No access
Appendix A: Iranian Revolution Timeline of Events No access Pages 197 - 202
Appendix B; What to Read to Understand the 1979 Iranian Revolution No access Pages 203 - 210
