The Warriors of Islam: Iran's Revolutionary Guard

ISBN-13: 9780367312596 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 192 str.

Kenneth Katzman

Opis

This book shows that the revolutionary guard has resisted professionalization on the key aspect of war decision making. It explains how the Guard was able to resist ideological dilution despite its need to adopt a rationalized and complex organizational structure.

Spis treści

Introduction -- The Guard as Revolutionary Institution -- The Political Environment -- The Resiliency of the Revolutionary Guard -- The Guard’s Organizational Complexity -- The Guard's Political Autonomy -- Guard Factionalism -- Conclusions and Prospects

O autorze

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