Eternal Iran
Subtitle: continuity and chaos
By: Patrick Clawson and Michael Rubin.
Contributors: Rubin, Michael, 1971-
Series: Middle East in focus series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Iran -- History.
Description: "Exploring continuities and changes, this book provides the historical backdrop crucial to understanding how Iranian pride and sense of victimization combine to make its politics contentious and potentially dangerous. From the struggle between the Shah and Ayatollah Khomeini to the current tension between the reformers and traditionalists, a central issue in Iranian domestic politics has long been its place in the world and relations with the West"--From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.