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050 00 $aUA853.I7$bR57 2009
082 00 $a355.3/510955$222
245 04 $aThe rise of the Pasdaran :$bassessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps /$cFrederic Wehrey ... [et al.].
246 17 $aAssessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND National Defense Research Institute,$cc2009.
300 $axxi, 129 p. :$bill., map ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aRand Corporation monograph series
500 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
500 $a"MG-821-OSD."--Page [4] of cover.
500 $a"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 117-129).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- The IRGC in context: Iran's security and political landscape -- The IRGC's diverse domestic roles: origins and evolution -- Militarizing civil society: the IRGC's indoctrination, training, and media activities -- Economic expansion: the IRGC's business conglomerate and public works -- The IRGC in politics -- Conclusion: toward a more strategic understanding of the IRGC -- Appendixes: A. Business organizations affiliated with the IRGC or influenced by IRGC personnel -- B. Current and former IRGC personnel -- C. Evolution of the Islamic republic and the IRGC -- D. Provincial map of Iran -- E. Glossary of Persian terms.
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.
610 20 $aSipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī (Iran)$xInfluence.
650 0 $aCivil-military relations$zIran.
651 0 $aIran$xMilitary policy.
651 0 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997-
650 0 $aPolitical culture$zIran.
651 0 $aIran$xSocial conditions$y1997-
651 0 $aIran$xEconomic conditions$y1997-
700 1 $aWehrey, Frederic M.
710 1 $aUnited States.$bDept. of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
830 0 $aRand Corporation monograph series.
856 42 $zRelated Electronic Resource: Web site with scanned depiction of full text:$uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG821.pdf