Days of God
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Days of God

The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences

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Days of God

The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences

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A myth-busting insider's account of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 that destroyed US influence in the country and transformed the politics of the Middle East and the world. The 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran was one of the seminal events of our time. It inaugurated more than thirty years of war in the Middle East and fostered an Islamic radicalism that shapes foreign policy in the United States and Europe to this day. Drawing on his lifetime of engagement with Iran, James Buchan explains the history that gave rise to the Revolution, in which Ayatollah Khomeini and his supporters displaced the Shah with little diffi­culty. Mystifyingly to outsiders, the people of Iran turned their backs on a successful Westernized government for an amateurish religious regime. Buchan dispels myths about the Iranian Revolution and instead assesses the historical forces to which it responded. He puts the extremism of the Islamic regime in perspective: a truly radical revolution, it can be compared to the French or Russian Revolu­tions. Using recently declassified diplomatic papers and Persian-language news reports, diaries, memoirs, interviews, and theological tracts, Buchan illumi­nates both Khomeini and the Shah. His writing is always clear, dispassionate, and informative. The Iranian Revolution was a turning point in modern history, and James Buchan's Days of God is, as London's Independent put it, "a compelling, beautifully written history" of that event.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2013
ISBN
9781416597827
Topic
History
Subtopic
Middle Eastern History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Maps
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. The Origins of the Pahlavi State
  6. 2. Cossack Government
  7. 3. The Boy
  8. 4. Ruhollah
  9. 5. Ruritania
  10. 6. The Storm Gathers
  11. 7. The Indian
  12. 8. The Burnt Cinema
  13. 9. The Junction
  14. 10. A Box of Earth
  15. 11. God Is Great
  16. 12. Dog Wedding
  17. 13. The Scent of Watermelon
  18. 14. Convoys of Light
  19. Epilogue
  20. Appendix: Khomeini’s Letter of July 16, 1988
  21. Photographs
  22. About James Buchan
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Illustration Credits
  25. Notes
  26. Index
  27. Copyright