Shadow Commander

Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran’s Global Ambitions

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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‘An excellent contribution to our knowledge of Iran and Soleimani.’ Kim Ghattas, author of Black WaveWhen the US assassinated Qassem Soleimani, he was one of the most powerful men in Iran. Known as ‘the shadow commander’, he enacted the wishes of the country’s Supreme Leader across the Middle East, establishing the Islamic Republic as a major force in the region. But all this was a long way from where he began – on the margins of a nation whose ruler was seen as a friend of the West. Through Soleimani, Arash Azizi examines how Iran came to be where it is today. Providing a rare insight into a country whose actions are often discussed but seldom understood, he reveals the global ambitions underlying Iran’s proxy wars, geopolitics and nuclear programme.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-08-05
Mått:127 x 196 x 25 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Oneworld Publications
ISBN:9780861541171

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Arash Azizi is a historian at New York University where he researches the transnational links that tied Iran and the Arab world during the Cold War. He has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Daily Beast, Toronto Star and Jacobin, and several of his book-length translations have appeared in Iran and elsewhere. He lives in New York City. @arash_tehran

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‘An important book about one of the Middle East’s most charismatic and powerful men in recent years.’

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Introduction: #WorldWarIII 1 A Life on the Margins2 A Young Man in the City3 To Guard a Revolution4 “A Gift from the Heavens”5 War Makes Man6 No Islamism in One Country7 A Chalice Full of Poison8 An “Unwritten Pact”9 We Protect the Shrines10 Busy in Beirut11 Islamic Awakening, Sectarian Degeneration12 Black Flags, White Flags Epilogue: The EndgameTimelineAcknowledgmentsA Note on SourcesBibliographyNotesIndex