An edition of The turban for the crown: the Islamic revolution in Iran (1988)

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An edition of The turban for the crown: the Islamic revolution in Iran (1988)

The turban for the crown

the Islamic revolution in Iran

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The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. Said Amir Arjomand's The Turban for the Crown provides a thoughtful, painstakingly researched,and intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran which reveals the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions. Providing crucial historical background, Arjomand examines both the structure of authority in Shi'ism (one of the two main branches of Islam) and the impact of the modern state on Iranian society, two factors essential to the comprehension of the revolution of 1979...

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Oxford University Press
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283

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Politics and government, Islam and politics, History, Nonfiction, Iran, politics and government, Iran, religion, Jihad, Islam et politique, Fundamentalismus, Islamische Revolution, Islam, Politik, Reislamisierung, Revoluties, Politique et gouvernement, Geschichte (1979-1988), Revolution (1978-1979), REVOLUTIONS, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), Iran, history

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Iran

Times

20th century, 1979-1997, 1979-
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Cover of: The Turban for the Crown
The Turban for the Crown
2007, Oxford University Press
E-book in English
Cover of: The Turban for the Crown
The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran
May 2001, Replica Books
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Cover of: The Turban for the Crown
The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran (Studies in Middle Eastern History)
November 16, 1989, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
Cover of: The turban for the crown
The turban for the crown: the Islamic Revolution in Iran
1988, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The turban for the crown
The turban for the crown: the Islamic revolution in Iran
1988, Oxford University Press
Cover of: Turban for the Crown
Turban for the Crown: Islamic Revolution in Iran
1988, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The turban for the crown
The turban for the crown: the Islamic revolution in Iran
1988, Oxford University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 255-266.

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New York
Series
Studies in Middle Eastern history, Studies in Middle Eastern history

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
955/.05
Library of Congress
DS316.6 .A74 1988, DS316.6 .A74 1988, DS316.6 .A75x 1988, DS316.6.A74 1988

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Pagination
xii, 283 p. ;
Number of pages
283

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OL18311787M
Internet Archive
turbanforcrownis0000arjo
ISBN 10
0195042573
LCCN
87015231
OCLC/WorldCat
16003607
Library Thing
363884
Goodreads
2007215

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