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Author Zabih, Sepehr.

Title The Left in contemporary Iran : ideology, organisation, and the Soviet connection / Sepehr Zabih
Published Abingdon : Routledge, 2011

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Description 1 online resource
Series Hoover Press publication ; 342
Hoover Press publication ; 342.
Contents 1. The Iranian left : a historical perspective -- 2. The Soviet connection -- 3. The old left : the rise and demise of the Tudeh party -- 4. The new left : people's Mojahedin of Iran -- 5. The new left : the Fedayeen -- 6. The militant left : league of Iranian communists -- 7. Conclusion : problems and prospects
Summary This book examines the structure and ideology of all the main leftist groups in Iran. It considers their role in the Revolution, and analyses their relations with Khomeini and his colleagues. It also explains why the majority of the leftist organisations had defected from the Islamic regime by the summer of 1981. A second important theme of the book is the way in which the Soviet Union responded to the treatment of the Left by the Islamic government. Based on extensive analysis of original source material in Farsi and other languages and numerous interviews with leftist leaders and particip
Notes Originally published 1986 by Hoover Institution Press, Stanford/Calif. This edition reprinted. Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Communist parties -- Iran -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Parties.
Communist parties
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
SUBJECT Iran -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067910
Iran -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Iran
Subject Iran
Soviet Union
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203829059
0203829050