Ostovar Afshon Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran`s Revolutionary Guards 9780199387892

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Автор: Ostovar Afshon
Название: Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran`s Revolutionary Guards
Перевод названия: Эвшон Остовар: Передовой отряд имама. Религия, политика и иранская революционная гвардия
ISBN: 9780199387892
Издательство: Oxford Academ
Классификация:

История Ближнего Востока

Военная история

Политика и политический строй

Революционные группы и движения

Военные действия и оборона

Военные и оборонные операции

ISBN-10: 0199387893
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 296
Вес: 0.58 кг.
Дата издания: 01.04.2016
Язык: English
Размер: 168 x 244 x 31
Читательская аудитория: Tertiary education (us: college)
Подзаголовок: Religion, politics, and iran`s revolutionary guards
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Irans Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today. As the appointed defender of Irans 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 the Guards have overseen loyalist support to Bashar al-Assad in Syria and been a staunch backer in Iraqs war against ISIS-bringing its own troops, Lebanons Hezbollah, and Shiite militias to the fight. Links to terrorism, human rights abuses, and the suppression of popular democracy have shrouded the Revolutionary Guards in controversy.
In spite of their prominence, the Guards remain poorly understood to outside observers. In Vanguard of the Imam, Afshon Ostovar has written the first comprehensive history of the organization. Situating the rise of the Guards in the larger contexts of Shiite Islam, modern Iranian history, and international affairs, Ostovar takes a multifaceted approach in demystifying the organization and detailing its evolution since 1979. Politics, power, and religion collide in this story, wherein the Revolutionary Guards transform from a rag-tag militia established in the midst of revolutionary upheaval into a military and covert force with a global reach.
The Guards have been fundamental to the success of the Islamic revolution. The symbiotic relationship between them and Irans clerical rulers underpins the regimes nearly unshakeable system of power. The Guards have used their privileged position at home to export Irans revolution beyond its borders, establishing client armies in their image and extending Irans strategic footprint in the process. Ostovar tenaciously documents the Guards transformation into a power-player and explores why the group matters now more than ever to regional and global affairs. The book simultaneously serves as a history of modern Iran, and provides a crucial and engrossing entryway into the complex world of war, politics, and identity in the Middle East.

Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran`s Revolutionary Guards, Ostovar Afshon