Foreign Affairs · 2003 · 30 citations · 0 references
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Arguing that the 1979 Iranian Revolution was an attempt to modernize Islam, not return to a traditional Islamic Utopia, the author paints a powerfully convincing portrait of the real power struggle in this ancient land--between conservative and reform-minded mullahs. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.