Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings

by Pouya Alimagham

Book Overview

Most observers of Iran viewed the Green Uprisings of 2009 as a 'failed revolution', with many Iranians and those in neighbouring Arab countries agreeing. In Contesting the Iranian Revolution, however, Pouya Alimagham re-examines this evaluation, deconstructing the conventional win-lose binary interpretations in a way which underscores the subtle but important victories on the ground, and reveals how Iran's modern history imbues those triumphs with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108475442
• ISBN13: 9781108475440
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"