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After Khomeini - Iran Under His Successors (Paperback)
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For many Americans, Iran is our most dangerous enemy--part of
George W. Bush's "axis of evil" even before the appearance of
Ahmadinejad. But what is the reality? How did Ahmadinejad rise to
power, and how much power does he really have? What are the chances
of normalizing relations with Iran?
In After Khomeini, Said Amir Arjomand paints a subtle and
perceptive portrait of contemporary Iran. This work, a sequel to
Arjomand's acclaimed The Turban for the Crown, examines Iran under
the successors of Ayatollah Khomeini up to the present day. He
begins, as the Islamic Republic did, with Khomeini, offering a
brilliant capsule biography of the man who masterminded the
revolution that overthrew the Shah. Arjomand draws clear
distinctions between the moderates of the initial phrase of the
revolution, radicals, pragmatists, and hardliners, the latter best
exemplified by Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Taking a chronological and
thematic approach, he traces the emergence and consolidation of the
present system of collective rule by clerical councils and the
peaceful transition to dual leadership by the ayatollah as the
supreme guide and the subordinate president of the Islamic Republic
of Iran. He explains the internal political quarrels among
Khomeini's heirs as a struggle over his revolutionary legacy. And
he outlines how the ruling clerical elite and the nation's security
forces are interdependent politically and economically, speculating
on the potential future role of the Revolutionary Guards. Bringing
the work up to current political events, Arjomand analyzes Iran's
foreign policy as well, including the impact of the fall of
Communism on Iran and Ahmadinejad's nuclear policy.
Few countries loom larger in American foreign relations than Iran.
In this rich and insightful account, an expert on Iranian society
and politics untangles the complexities of a nation still riding
the turbulent wake of one of history's great revolutions."
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