A history of the use of torture and public confession in Iran from the Shah through Khomeini's regime. ...

Three renowned experts set the record straight on North Korea, Iran, and Syria--the countries caught in the crosshairs of the Bush Administration. ...

Emphasizing the interaction between political organizations and social forces, Abrahamian discusses Iranian society and politics during the period between the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1909 and the Islamic Revolution of 1977-1979. The author focuses on the class and ethic roots of the major radical movements in the modern era. ...

'A first-rate study that not only goes far in explaining the key events of the last decade but also implicitly substantiates the classic Crane Brinton analysis.'Bernard Weiss, History: Review of New Books
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"Fanatic," "dogmatic," "fundamentalist"--these are the words most often used in the West to describe the Ayatollah Khomeini. The essays in this book challenge that view, arguing that Khomeini and his Islamic movement should be seen as a form of Third World political populism--a radical but pragmatic middle-class movement that strives to enter, rather than reject, the modern age.<BR>Ervand Abrahamian, while critical of Khomeini, asks us to ...

"The Truth About North Korea, Iran & Syria" ...

Abrahamian delivers a radical reappraisal of Iran's modern history, tracing its traumatic journey across the 20th century.
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