A Century of Revolution: Social Movements in Iran
- ISBN-10
- 0816624879
- ISBN-13
- 9780816624874
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 263
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- U of Minnesota Press
- Author
- John Foran
Description
This volume offers a much needed look into the historical, social, and political developments leading up to the Iranian revolution. Bringing together a group of scholars, historians, and social scientists, most of them Iranian in origin, the book documents an extraordinary revolutionary heritage that predates this century.
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