| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : maps |
| Summary |
"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, founded after the Iranian revolution in 1979, is one of the most powerful and prominent but least understood organizations in Iran. In this book, Annie Tracy Samuel provides an innovative and compelling history of this organization, and by using the Iran-Iraq War as a focal point, analyzes the links between war and revolution. Examining how the Revolutionary Guards have recorded and assessed the history of the war in the massive volume of Persian-language publications produced by top members and units of the IRGC, Tracy Samuel presents an internal view of the IRGC. This not only enhances our comprehension of the IRGC's roles and power in contemporary Iran, but it also demonstrates how the history of the Iran-Iraq War has immense bearing on the Islamic Republic's present and future. In doing so, it reveals how analyzing Iran's history provides the critical tools for understanding its actions today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Iran. Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Iran. Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī fast |
| Subject |
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- History, Military
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Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98004950
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| Subject |
Iran
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021002454 |
| ISBN |
9781108777674 |
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1108777678 |
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