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by: Joel Hafvenstein, Boston University
2006-2-19
In 1978-79, a mass movement headed by Ruhollah Khomeini’s faction of the Shi’i clergy toppled the corrupt and authoritarian government of the Shah of Iran – a major American client who had for decades resisted any concession to popular participation in his country. As the Iranian Revolution progressed, it became apparent just how brittle the state apparatus .. |