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Creating an Islamic state : Khomeini and the making of a new Iran / Vanessa Martin.
Van Pelt Library DS318.84.K48 M37 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, Vanessa.
- Series:
- Library of modern Middle East studies ; 24.
- Library of modern Middle East studies ; 24
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Khomeini, Ruhollah.
- Islam and state.
- Islam and politics--Iran.
- Islam and politics.
- Iran.
- Iran--Politics and government--1941-1979.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 248 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In U.S. and Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- This extraordinary book is the first to analyze the ideological roots of an Islamic state as conceived by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Surprisingly the author finds much of the inspiration behind Khomeini's political thinking being influenced by Western sources -- his writings on the supreme Islamic Jurist being affected by Plato's notions of the philosopher-king and his views of state power and centralism being closely linked to his understanding of Marxist/Leninist totalitarianism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 186064418X
- OCLC:
- 45209851
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