ABSTRACT
First published in 1985, this is a comprehensive study of the Middle East's most strategic country, set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. Dilip Hiro describes the various phases through which the Islamic revolution has passed, gives an incisive account of the first Gulf War, and provides an historical survey of Iran's relations with the West, the Soviet bloc, and other countries of the region.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |5 pages
Introduction
part |94 pages
Before the Islamic Revolution
chapter |16 pages
The Islamic Heritage
chapter |41 pages
The Pahlavis
chapter |35 pages
The End of Monarchy
part |168 pages
The Revolution
chapter |33 pages
The Founding of the Islamic Republic
chapter |28 pages
The American Hostage Crisis
chapter |22 pages
The Gulf War
chapter |36 pages
The Mujahedin Challenge
chapter |47 pages
Consolidation of the Revolution
part |126 pages
Iran and the World