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the revolution in Iran and its consequences
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
xvii, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
An insider's account of the 1979 Iranian Revolution challenges popular beliefs while drawing on a wealth of memoirs, diaries and newspaper reports to discuss such topics as the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, the establishment of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the development of Al-Qaida.
The origins of the Pahlavi state -- Cossack government -- The boy -- Ruhollah -- Ruritania -- The storm gathers -- The Indian -- The burnt cinema -- The junction -- A box of earth -- God is great -- Dog wedding -- The scent of watermelon -- Convoys of light -- Appendix : Khomeini's letter of July 16, 1988.
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by John Murray Publishers"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.