Description: The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible. Even fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. Moreover, the Shah's well-equipped army was still intact when he fled, oil-rich Iran faced no financial crisis & the peasantry had no part in the rebellion. In The Turban for the Crown, Arjomand provides a well researched account that makes the turmoil in Iran intelligible to the general reader & that explains the import of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions. To provide crucial historical background, Arjomand traces the history of Shi'ism in Iran, ranging from its establishment as the state religion in 1501 to the ascendency of Reza Shah & the threat his creation of a modern state bureaucracy posed to Shi'ite institutions. He then describes how, when Reza Shah's state began to crumble, the millenarianism inherent in Shi'ism, combined with Khomeini's charismatic leadership, facilitated the emergence of Khomeini as a messianic anti-monarch...how the Shah's indecisiveness neutralized the Army & allowed the revolution to gain momentum...how the massive infusion of petrodollars into the economy--& the blatant political corruption that resulted--turned the urban middle-class against the Shah...& how Khomeini disposed of Bakhtiar, Bani-Sadr & Bazargan, consolidated clerical rule & established a constitution based on a new interpretation of Islamic principles. Unmatched in originality, historical depth & accuracy, The Turban for the Crown is filled with insight into the Iranian revolution, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East & their implications for USA foreign policy. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers. To get started finding The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran (Studies in Middle Eastern History), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.