Vanguard of the Imam : religion, politics, and Iran's revolutionary guards

Vanguard of the Imam religion, politics, and Iran's revolutionary guards

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today. As the appointed defender of Iran's revolution, the Guards have evolved into a pillar of the Islamic Republic and the spearhead of its influence. Their sway has spread across the Middle East, where t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ostovar, Afshon (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press cop. 2016
Materias:
Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī (Irán)
Relaciones poder civil poder militar > Irán.
Irán > Historia militar.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Brief Overview of the IRGC
  • Literature Review
  • Conceptualizing the IRGC
  • Pro-clerical Activism
  • Primacy of the Leader
  • Military Power and State-building
  • Chapters and Questions
  • 2. From Ali to Khomeini
  • The Formation of Shiite Islam
  • Rise of the Clergy
  • The Islamic Movement
  • Revolutionary Ideology
  • 3. Vanguard of the Imam
  • Enter the Vanguard
  • Roots and Radicals
  • Khomeini Über Alles
  • One System to Rule Them All
  • 4. The Imposed War
  • Invasion
  • Civil Discord and a Stymied War Effort
  • The Islamic Republic Strikes Back
  • 5. The Long War
  • The International Dimension
  • Running into Walls
  • In the Path of the Divine
  • A Fleeting Taste of Victory
  • The Bitter End
  • 6. Exporting the Revolution and the Khomeinist Divide
  • Revolutionary Internationalism
  • A Conservative Turn
  • Toward the Liberation of Jerusalem
  • The Revolution Comes to Lebanon
  • Fall of the Radicals
  • 7. Culture and Identity
  • The Islamic Model Army
  • Power of the Pen
  • Wartime Cultural Activism
  • Visual Identity
  • Iconology of the Self
  • Warriors of Karbala
  • 8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  • Postwar Reconstruction under Rafsanjani
  • Propagating Virtue, Prohibiting Vice
  • Taking Back the Revolution
  • 9. The War on Terror
  • Fear of a Nuclear Iran
  • Electing Ahmadinejad
  • An Iran Ascendant
  • The Specter of War
  • 10. Big Bang, Big Crunch
  • "Death to the Dictator!"
  • Rebranding the Basij
  • Springtime
  • A Cornered Lion
  • Knives Out
  • 11. In Defense of the Family of the Prophet
  • In Defense of Sayyida Zaynab
  • A Return to Karbala
  • 12. Conclusion.

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