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Moaddel sociology, Eastern Michigan U. argues that Shi'ite ideology, rather than the Shah's unfortunate economic policy, was the central element of the Iranian revolutionary crisis of the late 1970s, its martyrdom, religious rituals, and symbolic structures, filling the void left by the collapse of liberalism and communism. He thinks the revolution was a bad idea. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Richard Bulliet Columbia UniversityA distinctive and valuable contribution. . . . It is a comprehensive interpretation of the antecedents, underlying conditions, and development of the revolution that offers some sociological insights that will be fresh to readers.
ISBN: 0231078668
Author: Mansoor Moaddel
Category: Politics
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