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Montazeri: The Life and Thought of Iran´s Revolutionary Ayatollah
Sussan Siavoshi
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Description for Montazeri: The Life and Thought of Iran´s Revolutionary Ayatollah
paperback. This book looks at the historical context and political philosophy of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, a key figure in the Iranian revolution of 1978-9. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
By the time of his death in 2009, the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri was lauded as the spiritual leader of the Green movement in Iran. Since the 1960s, when he supported Ayatollah Khomeini's opposition to the Shah, Montazeri's life reflected the crucial political shifts within Iran. In this book, Sussan Siavoshi presents the historical context as well as Montazeri's own political and intellectual journey. Siavoshi highlights how Montazeri, originally a student of Khomeini became one of the key figures during the revolution of 1978–9. She furthermore analyses his subsequent writings, explaining how he went from trusted advisor to and nominated successor ... Read more
By the time of his death in 2009, the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri was lauded as the spiritual leader of the Green movement in Iran. Since the 1960s, when he supported Ayatollah Khomeini's opposition to the Shah, Montazeri's life reflected the crucial political shifts within Iran. In this book, Sussan Siavoshi presents the historical context as well as Montazeri's own political and intellectual journey. Siavoshi highlights how Montazeri, originally a student of Khomeini became one of the key figures during the revolution of 1978–9. She furthermore analyses his subsequent writings, explaining how he went from trusted advisor to and nominated successor ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316509463
SKU
V9781316509463
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About Sussan Siavoshi
Sussan Siavoshi is the Cox Chapman Professor of Political Science at Trinity University, Texas. She is the author of numerous articles on the politics of post-revolutionary Iran and Shia religious discourse, most notably Liberal Nationalism in Iran: The Defeat of a Movement (1988).
Reviews for Montazeri: The Life and Thought of Iran´s Revolutionary Ayatollah
'Siavoshi's book shows the making of this unique revolutionary personality in detail and is a most welcome addition to the study of the 1979 revolution in Iran.' Maziar Behrooz, International Journal of Middle East Studies