Foreign Affairs · 1990 · 52 citations · 0 references
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An examination of the period in Iranian history between 1979 and 1989. The author looks at different aspects of this time - before, during and after the reign of Ayatollah Khomeini. She tells the stories of the American hostages and Iran's campaign against the western powers.