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050 4 $aJQ1785$b.R57 2009eb
245 04 $aThe rise of the Pasdaran :$bassessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps /$cFrederic Wehrey [and others].
246 30 $aAssessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND,$c2009.
300 $axxi, 129 pages :$bmap, digital, PDF file.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
490 1 $aRand Corporation monograph series
500 $aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 22, 2009).
500 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense [by] RAND National Defense Research Institute."
500 $a"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 117-129).
520 $aExamines the broad-ranging domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, assessing its influence over Iran's political culture, economy, and society and its ability to shape the political future of the Islamic Republic of Iran.--Publisher description.
520 $aIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) also known as the Pasdaran (Persian for "guards") was initially created by Ayatollah Khomeini during the 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution as an ideological guard for the nascent regime. Since then, it has evolved into an expansive socio-political-economic conglomerate whose influence extends into virtually every corner of Iranian political life and society. In the political sphere, many high-ranking officials are former Pasdaran. As a force in Iranian culture and society, the IRGC controls media outlets and conducts training and education programs that are designed not only to bolster loyalty to the regime and train citizens in homeland defense, but also to improve the IRGC's own institutional credibility. And on the economic front, the IRGC controls a wide variety of commercial enterprises, including both government contracting and illicit smuggling and black-market enterprises. In this monograph, Wehrey et al. assess the IRGC less as a traditional military entity and more as a domestic actor, emphasizing its multidimensional nature and the variety of roles it plays in Iran's political culture, economy, and society.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 $aSystem requirements: Adobe Reader.
610 10 $aIran.$bSipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81142190
651 0 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98004950
651 0 $aIran$xEconomic conditions$y1997-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98004965
651 0 $aIran$xSocial conditions$y1997-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005196
653 $aIRGC$aIran$aRAND$apolitical$aIslamic$aeconomic$arole$aDomestic
700 1 $aWehrey, Frederic M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002099676
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91060525
830 0 $aRand Corporation monograph series.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008057654
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