The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations

ISBN-13: 9780815357926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str.

Turkey) Bayram (Yildirim Beyazit University Sinkaya

Opis

This book shows that the IRGC is not a recently politicized institution as often assumed, but has been highly politicized since its inception. It examines the three decades following the revolution, uncovering the reasons behind the rise of the Revolutionary Guards.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Revolutionary Armies and Politics 3. Revolutionary Army of Iran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) 4. The IRGC and Politics during the Transitional Period (1979-1981) 5.The IRGC and Politics in Radical Iran (1981-1989) 6. The IRGC and Politics in Thermidorian Iran (1989-2005) 7. The IRGC and Politics in Neo-Radical Iran (2005-2013) 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Bayram Sinkaya is Assistant Professor in the Department of International relations at Yildirim Beyazit University in Ankara.