num_pages: 354
description: "A wonderfully concise yet complete survey of the background and status of Islamic revivalism in all of its various forms in each region."— SAIS Review"A rich and thoughtful study of one of the most significant events of recent times."— School of Oriental and African Studies Bulletin Marking the tenth anniversary of the Ayatollah Khomeini’s triumphant return to the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1989 proved a benchmark year in Iran’s history, with the condemnation of author Salman Rushdie to execution, the denunciation or Iranian liberals and the West, the removal of Khomeini’s chosen successor, and the death of Khomeini himself.John L. Esposito introduces The Iranian Revolution with an explanation of why the present is a turning point for Iran. He isolates the export of Islamic revolution as central to the Republic’s character. A concise description of the complexities of that issue is followed by a discussion of its effects within and outside Iran, with the majority of the collection then devoted to insightful analyses of the Republic’s impact throughout the Islamic world.International experts from Iran, Europe, Africa, and the United States assess worldwide impact of the Iranian Revolution on other Muslim societies and give us a remarkable analysis of the status of Islamic revivalism in a far-flung array of Islamic statues and societies—Lebanon, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Nigeria, Turkey, the USSR, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Iraq.The book owes its quality not only to the currency of its subject matter but also to its distinguished contributors, who address such issues as the failure of the Iranian revolution to replicate itself in other countries and the extent to which Iran’s experience has shaped the politics, economics, and cultures of other countries.Sponsors of the book and of the 1989 conference that inspired it are the Middle East Institute, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Royal Institute of International Affairs.This objective and thought-provoking assessment of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s success to date in implementing its objectives, as well as its prospects for the future, makes timely reading for anyone seeking an understanding of the revolution’s impact. ContentsPart I. Iran1. Introduction, by John L. Esposito and James P. Piscatori2. The Iranian A Ten-Year Perspective, by John L. Esposito3. Iran’s Export of the Politics, Ends, and Means, by R. K. Ramazani4. Iranian Ideology and The Cultural Export of Revolution, by Farhang RajaeePart II. The Middle East5. Revolutionary Threats and Regime Responses, by Philip Robins6. The Impact of the Iranian Revolution on the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf States, by David E. Long7. The Internal Conflict and the Iranian Connection, by Augustus Richard Norton8. The Impact of the Iranian Revolution on Egypt, by Shahrough Akhavi9. Tunisia and Responses to the Islamic Impulse, by Lisa AndersonPart III. Southwest Asia and Central Asia10. The Mujahidin and the Future of Afghanistan, by Olivier Roy11. Soviet Central Does Moscow Fear Iranian Influence? by Martha Brill OlcottPart Southeast Asia12. Malaysian and Indonesian Islamic Movements and the Iranian Connection, by Fred R. von der Mehden13. The Iranian Revolution and the Muslims in the Philippines, by Cesar Adib MajulPart V. Africa14. Islamization in the Sudan and the Iranian Revolution, by John O. Voll15. Islamic Revivalism in Homegrown or Externally Induced? by Ibrahim A. Gambari16. The Global Impact of the Iranian A Policy Perspective, by John L. Esposito and James P. Piscatori John L. Esposito is director of the Center for International Studies and professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross.
language: English
title: The Iranian Revolution: Its Global Impact
titlecomplete: The Iranian Revolution: Its Global Impact
ratings_count: 6
publisher: University Press of Florida