Days of God
Subtitle: the revolution in Iran and its consequences
By: James Buchan
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9781416597773
Subjects: Political violence; Influence; Causes; History
Other titles: Revolution in Iran and its consequences
Description: An insider's account of the 1979 Iranian Revolution challenges popular beliefs while drawing on a wealth of memoirs, diaries and newspaper reports to discuss such topics as the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, the establishment of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the development of Al-Qaida.
Notes: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by John Murray Publishers"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins of the Pahlavi state; title: Cossack government; title: The boy; title: Ruhollah; title: Ruritania; title: The storm gathers; title: The Indian; title: The burnt cinema; title: The junction; title: A box of earth; title: God is great; title: Dog wedding; title: The scent of watermelon; title: Convoys of light; title: Appendix : Khomeini's letter of July 16, 1988.