Khomeini's death and the deficiencies of his successor, the intolerance and corruption that has made the regime increasingly authoritarian and cynical, frustration at Iran's economic isolation and the revolution's failure to deliver the just realm it promised has transformed the spirit of the country. They are contending for the soul of a revolutionary Islamic government that terrified the Western establishment and took them to leadership of the Islamic world.īut times have changed. Years after his death, the shadow of Ayatollah Khomeini still looms over Shi'ite Islam and Iranian politics, the state of the nation fought over by conservatives and radicals. A superb, authoritatively written insider’s account of Iran, one of the most mysterious but significant and powerful nations in the world.įew historians and journalists writing in English have been able to meaningfully examine post-revolutionary Iranian life.
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