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Abstract / Summary

Going back to the turn of the century, this book offers a cogent analysis and an objective assessment of the origins and dimensions of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. It reassesses the narrowly focused post-revolution explanations, as it traces the fate of the Pahlavi dynasty to deep-rooted and structural weaknesses and contradictions in Iranian society, economy, and politics. This critical examination leaves the reader with a deeper understanding of Iran's modern history and an appreciation for the interplay of forces currently at work within the Islamic Republic. It also provides persuasive commentary on the inherent plight of other Third World countries plagued with similar legacies and pre-revolutionary conditions. Jahangir Amuzegar is an international economic consultant. He was formerly a university professor, a cabinet minister, an ambassador, and an executive director of the International Monetary Fund.

Field of Interest

Global Issues

Author

Jahangir Amuzegar, 1920-2018

Copyright Message

Copyright © 1991 by State University of New York Press

Content Type

Book

Warning: Contains explicit content

No

Format

Text

Page Count

369

Publication Year

1991

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Place Published / Released

Albany, NY

Subject

Global Issues, Social Sciences, Violence and Repression, Individual and Groups Rights, Iranian Revolutions 1953-1979, Revolutions, Iranian Revolution, 1978-1979, History, Politics & Policy, Direitos Individuais e de Grupo, Derechos del Individuo y de Grupos, Irã, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980, Iran, Iranians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Direitos Individuais e de Grupo, Derechos del Individuo y de Grupos, Irã, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia