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In revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history from shortly before the. Michael axworthy, who has died of cancer aged 56, was a former career diplomat who became a leading authority on iran and the author of several nuanced accounts of iranian history. Empire of the mind ayatollah khomeinis return to tehran in february 1979 was a key moment in postwar international politics. In revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history from shortly before the 1979 islamic revolution through the summer of 2009, when iranians poured into the. Its success unleashed a wave of islamist fervor across the middle east and signaled a sharp decline in the appeal. A history of the islamic republic michael axworthy in revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history from shortly before the 1979 islamic revolution. After a variety of work in london and overseas, he served as the head of iran section in the fco from 19982000, coinciding with the improvement in uk iran relations at the beginning of the presidency of mohammad khatami. Here is a quick description and cover image of book revolutionary iran. In the 1980s michael axworthy studied history at peterhouse, cambridge before joining the foreign and commonwealth office fco in 1986. Axworthy s writing style and the book read more like an interesting novel than a history book.
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A major new and definitive work by the author of iran. Dr michael axworthy 26 september 1962 16 march 2019 was the founding director of the a westphalia for the middle east project at the forum on geopolitics. Michael axworthy is the author of the sword of persia and iran empire of the mind, which established him as one of the worlds principal experts on the country. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read revolutionary iran. In this lucid, nicely written and wellpaced work, michael axworthy provides a compelling overview of contemporary iran and its relations with the outside world. Mar 25, 20 iran is inevitably still central to events in the region and beyond, not just through the potential for war over its nuclear programme, nor even because of its continued support for the assad regime in syria, but because it is, as axworthy says, less a country than a continent, more a civilisation than a nation. From 1998 to 2000, he was the head of the iran section of the british foreign office. Revolutionary iran, history of the islamic republic by. Revolutionary iran book surrey libraries bibliocommons. Furthermore, i felt that the book was very balanced and portrayed the iranian regime and iran s people and culture pretty accurately at least it matched the experience i. In revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history. By the authors account, iran has long been revolutionary, undergoing a series of upheavals throughout the 20th century, including a revolution in 1908 that bound iran to both russia and britain, the rise of the mosaddegh government in 1951 and its overthrow by a ciaengineered coup in 1953, and, of course, the events of 1979.
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