Triumph and Despair: In Search of Iran's Islamic Republic

by Mehran Kamrava

Triumph and Despair tells the dramatic story of post-revolutionary Iran's first four decades, from its establishment in 1979 until today. The revolutionary coalition that overthrew the monarchy was at once democratic, populist and Islamic. The Islamists, and the Khomeinists in particular, were able to capitalize effectively on prevailing conditions on the ground; to frame the new republic's constitution, capture nascent institutions, and consolidate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197678416
• ISBN13: 9780197678411
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 8.7"