Hobsbawm branded this revolution as one of the central social revolutions of the twentieth century. He is widely regarded as one of the leading historians of modern iran. In a radical reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across. The template sidebar with collapsible lists is being considered for merging. It would be interesting to see how abrahamian would update the book to cover the past twenty years that have included the rise and khomeiniwm of the reformist. Jul 10, 2008 a history of modern iran in a reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the islamic republic. Khomeinism definition of khomeinism by the free dictionary. Ali khamenei is the supreme leader of iran, making him the highest religious and political authority in the country. I would also like to thank shahen abrahamian, mohammad reza. The concepts, not to mention the terminology, make mockery of the orientalist claim that khomeinism is merely another recurrence of the old traditionalist epidemic that has plagued islam from its very early days.
Khomeinism, like latin american populism, claimed to be a return to native roots and a means. Khomeinism by ervand abrahamian paperback university of california press essays on the islamic republicervand abrahamian. He is the author of iran between two revolutions 1982 and the iranian mojahedin 1989. He has taught at the universities of oxford, columbia, new york, and princeton, in addition to the graduate center in the city university of new york and over forty years at baruch college. Results, news, vacancies, app,and eenadu, sakshi education, jobs exam question papers pdf free download merge 10 old pf accounts at one go with epfos new service.
Khomeinism by ervand abrahamian, 9780520085039, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The revolution placed iran at the forefront of middle east politics and the islamic revival. Khomeinism by ervand abrahamian paperback university of. Pdf this article discusses how may day posters, released by the islamic republican party of iran which represented the core of ayatollah. See abrahamian, khomeinism, 71 and dabashi, theology of discontent, 17. Ervand abrahamian is professor of history at baruch college at the city university of new york. Khomeinism executive summary counter extremism project. This site uses cookies to improve your user experience. Fanatic, dogmatic, fundamentalistthese are the words most often used in the west to describe the ayatollah khomeini. Shia political ideology underwent a signi cant transformation in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Khomeinism synonyms, khomeinism pronunciation, khomeinism translation, english dictionary definition of khomeinism. While the iranian revolution was carried out with the slogans of independence, freedom, and islamic republic, khomeinis framework gave it a specific impetus for the unity of people.
The 1979 islamic revolution of iran was based and formed upon the concept of khomeinism, the religious, political, and social ideas of ayatullah ruhollah khomeini. A history of modern iran cambridge university press. Abrahamian s, published in 1982, treated the political history of iran from the constitutional revolution in the first decade of the twentieth century until the islamic revolution in 1979. Khomeini, who later became the leader of the islamic revolution, reinterpreted the shia political thought and proposed a novel islamic theory of state. Washington versus tehran san francisco, city light books, 2007.
Impact of the religious and political ideas of the leader of the 1979 iranian revolution, grand ayatollah ruhollah khomeini include replacing irans millenniaold monarchy with theocracy. Ubira etheses khomeinism, the islamic revolution and anti. A critical introduction to khomeini as the architect of the iranian revolution of 1979, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini remains one of the most inspirational and enigmatic fi gures of the twentieth century. He argues instead that khomeini was a populist and that. Yorgos rated it liked it jun 10, eduardo rated it it was amazing aug 31, dec 27, homa zd rated it really liked it. I would also like to thank shahen abrahamian, mohammad reza afshari, sharough akhavi, abbas amanat, ali gheissari, ali ashtiyani mirsepasi, and molly nolan for reading and commenting on sections of the manuscript. Essays on the islamic republic, ervand abrahamian, london. Khomeinism is the founding ideology of the islamic republic of iran. The essays in this book challenge that view, arguing that khomeini and his islamic movement should be seen as a form of third world political populism a radical but pragmatic middleclass movement that strives to enter, rather than reject, the modern age. Of course, they are in no way responsible for opinions or mistakes found in these pages. Request an exam or desk copy recommend to your library pdf rightslink rights and. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. If they do it theyd have to do it on their own and thats not going. Khomeinism essays on the islamic republic by ervand abrahamian.
Yes, but even under bush the us told israel not to do it. More than 30 years have passed since 1979, the year when a selfstyled islamic revolution unfolded in iran. Khomeinis theory of islamic state and the making of the. Rather, abrahamian builds on that work plus others, such as his 1993, to offer a new interpretive narrative intended for the general reader. Abrahamian s essays from 1993 argue that khomeini was an astute religious populist who did not micro manage the revolution but helped motivate, encourage, and lead a revolt that was against irreligious royalty, foreign interests, cultural debasement of islamic iran and provided authenticity for iranians. He has published iran between two revolutions, the iranian mojahedin, khomeinism, tortured confessions, and inventing the axis of evil. Klyv rated it really liked it jan 26, ervand abrahamian, while critical of khomeini, asks us to look directly at the ayatollahs own works and to understand what they meant to his principal audiencehis followers in iran. Ervand abrahamian fanatic, dogmatic, fundamentalist these are the words most often used in the west to describe the ayatollah khomeini. A history of modern iran by abrahamian, ervand ebook. Guide to the middle eastern poster collection, university of chicago library, eadpdfmeposters0002024. In a reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the islamic republic.
In fact, recent autobiographies reveal that the shah often subsidized british and american academics whose publications tended to reinforce the court view of modern iranian history, especially of the 1953 events. He is distinguished professor of history at baruch college and the graduate center of the city university of new york. Ervand abrahamian has already established himself as one of the finest writers on twentiethcentury iran. Ervand abrahamian, while critical of khomeini, asks us to look directly at the ayatollahs own works. Others are still very worried about the possibility. One observer, iranian political historian ervand abrahamian, believes that some of the more wellknown violations of international human rights initiated by khomeinithe fatwa to kill britishcitizen author salman rushdie and the mass executions of leftist political prisoners in 1988can be explained best as a legacy for his followers. Rune norheim rated it really liked it aug 15, ali emre rated it it was amazing may 08, other editions view all khomeinism. Of course, khomeinismunlike many other populismsalso contains a religious dimension. Ervand abrahamian, while critical of khomeini, asks us to look directly at the ayatollahs own works and to understand what they meant to his principal audience. Guardians of the islamic revolution deep blue university of. Pdf the islamic republican party of iran in the factory. But this is not so much because it is a fundamentalist movement as because shia islam is part and parcel of the popular culture of iranespecially of the bazaar middle class. The paranoid style permeates iranian politics, but the various political groups vary the plot and cast of characters.
Ervand abrahamian born 1940 is an iranianborn armenianamerican historian of the middle east. Khomeinism a conversation with professor ervand abrahamian. A history of modern iran in a radical reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discoveryofoil,imperialinterventions,theruleofthepahlavis,and,in 1979, revolution and the birth of the islamic republic. But israel isnt shy about saying that they want the option of bombing iran. One observer, iranian political historian ervand abrahamian, believes that some of the more. Political thought and legacy of ruhollah khomeini wikipedia. Apr 10, 2015 ervand abrahamian is professor of history at baruch college at the city university of new york. The poster reproduced on the cover of ervand abrahamian s khomeinism. This new book is not an updating of that earlier work. Emphasizing the interaction between political organizations and social forces, ervand abrahamian discusses iranian society and politics during the period between the constitutional revolution of 19051909 and the islamic revolution of 19771979.
A critical introduction to khomeini edited by arshin adib. In the intervening years, the country has experienced a bitter war with iraq, the transformation of society under. The essays in this book challenge that view, arguing that khomeini and his islamic movement should be seen as a form of third world political populisma radical but pragmatic middleclass movement that strives to enter, rather than reject, the modern age. The paranoid style in iranian politics bahai library. Its talking about economic pressures to get iran to negotiate.
A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Jan 21, 2016 ervand abrahamian in a reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the islamic republic. The interview is short, very perceptive, and readable. Ervand abrahamian the department of history weissman. Khomeini was, in a way, the new national leader replacing mossadegh as the national opposition. Sep 16, 2016 khomeini may have been a religious leader, but he was actually a very political man. Essays on the islamic republic, ervand abrahamian, p.
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