Publication |
Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2006.
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Description |
56pLight Green Spine
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Series |
The Middle East
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Summary/Abstract |
Provides a brief history of Iran and describes how the return of the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 and the resulting change of the constitution to one based on Islamic values affected the country's policies.
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Contents |
The return of the Ayatollah
Iranian history
Shi'ism in Iran
The last Shah
Ayatollah Khomeini
The Islamic Revolution
The New Islamic Republic
The Islamic Republic and the outside world
The American hostage crisis
Oil and the Islamic revolution
War between Iran and Iraq
The end of the Iran-Iraq war
Human rights in Iran
The Rushdie affair
The death of Khomeini
Iran and the United States
Iran and Europe
A time of reform
Khatami's second term
The "Axis of evil"
Iran and nuclear weapons
Iran faces the future
Glossary
Facts and figures
Timeline
Who's who?
Find out more
Index
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Standard Number |
1410916235 Hb.
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