Iran under the Ayatollahs (Routledge Revivals)

Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field

'A new book about post-revolutionary Iran ... with a degree of detail and analysis not available until now.' - The Guardian'Hiro's work is encyclopaedic' - The Times'Leaves the reader with a deeper understanding of Iran' - Sunday Times'A competent, sensible narrative of the eventful last half-dozen years ... Hiro writes with colour and excitement' - Observer'Readable and compact political history of the Iranian revolution ... one of the engaging features of this book is that it provides an altogether coherent view of the Iranian revolution' - Los Angeles Times'Balanced and carefully researched account of the revolution and its first five years' - London Review of Books'The chief merits of this work are its readable style and the author's firsthand knowlegde acquired during three visits to the Islamic Republic' - Choice

• Introduction; Part 1 Before the Islamic Revolution; Chapter 1 The Islamic Heritage; Chapter 2 The Pahlavis; Chapter 3 The End of Monarchy; Part 2 The Revolution; Chapter 4 The Founding of the Islamic Republic; Chapter 5 The American Hostage Crisis; Chapter 6 The Gulf War; Chapter 7 The Mujahedin Challenge; Chapter 8 Consolidation of the Revolution; Part 3 Iran and the World; Chapter 9 Iran and the Soviet Bloc; Chapter 10 Iran and the West; Chapter 11 Iran and the Region; Conclusion; postscript Postscript*The notes are at the end of the Postscript.;