Charles River Editors
ASIN: B00M5M3NQO
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 60
*Includes pictures*Profiles Ayatollah Khomeini and his ideology and leadership before, during, and after the Revolution*Highlights the causes, key events, and effects of the Revolution*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents The Iranian Revolution of 1979 has been described as an epochal event, called the peak of 20th century Islamic revivalism and revitalization, and analyzed as the one key incident that continues to impact politics across Iran, the Middle East, and the even the world as a whole. As a phenomenon that led to the creation of the first modern Islamic Republic in the world, the revolution marked the victory of Islam over secular politics, and Iran quickly became the aspiring model for Islamic fundamentalists and revivalists across the globe, regardless of nationality, culture, or religious sect. When Ayatollah Khomeini was ...