Vanguard of the Imam : religion, politics, and Iran's revolutionary guards /

"Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today. As the appointed defender of Iran's revolution, the Guards have evolved into a pillar of the Islamic Republic and the spearhead of its influence. Their sway has spread across the Middle East, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ostovar, Afshon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Iran. > Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī.
Iran. > Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī
Since 1997
Civil-military relations > Iran.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > Iran.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Civil-military relations
Politics and government
Iran > History, Military.
Iran > Politics and government > 1997-
Iran > Politique et gouvernement > 1997-
Iran
Electronic books.
Military history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Brief Overview of the IRGC
  • Conceptualizing the IRGC
  • Pro-clerical Activism
  • Primacy of the Leader
  • Conflict and state formation
  • Chapters and Questions
  • 2. From Ali to Khomeini
  • The Formation of Shiite Islam
  • Rise of the Clergy
  • The Islamic Movement
  • Revolutionary Ideology
  • 3. Vanguard of the Imam
  • Enter the Vanguard
  • Roots and Radicals
  • Khomeini Über Alles
  • One System to Rule Them All
  • 4. The Imposed War
  • Invasion
  • A Stymied War Effort
  • Death of the opposition
  • The Islamic Republic Strikes Back
  • 5. The Long War
  • The International Dimension
  • Running into Walls
  • In the Path of the Divine
  • A Fleeting Taste of Victory
  • The Bitter End
  • 6. Exporting the Revolution
  • Revolutionary Internationalism
  • A Conservative Turn
  • Onward to Jerusalem
  • The Revolution Comes to Lebanon
  • Fall of the Radicals
  • 7. Warriors of Karbala
  • The Islamic Model Army
  • Power of the Pen
  • Wartime Cultural Activism
  • Visual Identity
  • Iconology of the Self
  • Warriors of Karbala
  • 8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  • Postwar Reconstruction under Rafsanjani
  • Propagating Virtue, Prohibiting Vice
  • Taking Back the Revolution
  • 9. The War on Terror
  • Axis of Evil
  • Electing Ahmadinejad
  • An Iran Ascendant
  • The Specter of War
  • 10. Big Bang, Big Crunch
  • "Death to the Dictator!"
  • The Soft War
  • Springtime
  • The Instruments of Coercion
  • Knives Out
  • 11. In Defense of the Family of the Prophet
  • In Defense of Sayyida Zaynab
  • A Return to Karbala
  • 12. Epilogue
  • 13. Conclusion.

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