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Khomeinism

Paperback • 1993 • English

Khomeinism

By Ervand Abrahamian

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About the book

'Fanatic', 'dogmatic', 'fundamentalist' - these are the words most often used in the West to describe the Ayatollah Khomeini. 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 middle-class movement that strives to enter, rather than reject, the modern age. Ervand Abrahamian, while critical of Khomeini, asks us to look directly at the Ayatollah's own works and to understa...Show more

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ISBN

9780520085039

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

1993

Language

English

Original title

Khomeinism

Format

Paperback

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