The policies and actions of revolutionary Iran continue to reverberate throughout the world. Now with a new epilogue on the Iranian-American arms deal. "Revolutionary Iran" is the most incisive account to date of the Khomeini regime's foreign policy and its impact on international affairs. Despite its stridency. Iran has subtly and steadily moved toward a more pragmatic foreign policy. In the new epilogue, R. K. Ramazani probes the most striking manifestation of this tendency-- the secret arms-for-hostages dealings that formed Iran's "America initiative". He relates this initiative to Iran's factional domestic politics and its angry conflict with the United States in the Persian Gulf. "Revolutionary Iran" demands the attention of anyone concerned with American interests in the Middle East.

About the Author

R. K. Ramazani is the Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. His many books include the prizewinning Foreign Policy of Iran 1500-1941: A Developing Nation in World Affairs.

Reviews
Presents a comprehensive picture of the impact of the revolution on Iran's relations with its Middle Eastern neighbors-particularly, though not exclusively, in the Gulf... An original study, of value both to Iranian specialists and those concerned with wider themes in Middle Eastern politics. International Affairs [Ramazani] has written with sparkling clarity on a difficult subject. -- Shaul Bakhash New York Review of Books 1987



Book Information
ISBN 9780801836107
Author R. K. Ramazani
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 482g