Kitap tanıtımı :The Iranian Revolution at Forty Edited by Suzanne Maloney February 25, 2020

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The Iranian Revolution at Forty

Edited by Suzanne Maloney February 25, 2020

Cvr: The Iranian Revolution at Forty

How Iran—and the world around it—have changed in the four decades since a revolutionary theocracy took power

Iran’s 1979 revolution is one of the most important events of the late twentieth century. The overthrow of the Western-leaning Shah and the emergence of a unique religious government reshaped Iran, dramatically shifted the balance of power in the Middle East and generated serious challenges to the global geopolitical order—challenges that continue to this day. The seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran later that same year and the ensuing hostage crisis resulted in an acrimonious breach between America and Iran that remains unresolved to this day. The revolution also precipitated a calamitous war between Iran and Iraq and an expansion of the U.S. military’s role in maintaining security in and around the Persian Gulf.

Forty years after the revolution, more than two dozen experts look back on the rise of the Islamic Republic and explore what the startling events of 1979 continue to mean for the volatile Middle East as well as the rest of the world. The authors explore the events of the revolution itself; whether its promises have been kept or broken; the impact of clerical rule on ordinary Iranians, especially women; the continuing antagonism with the United States; and the repercussions not only for Iran’s immediate neighborhood but also for the broader Middle East.

Complete with a helpful timeline and suggestions for further reading, this book helps put the Iranian revolution in historical and geopolitical perspective, both for experts who have long studied the Middle East and for curious readers interested in fallout from the intense turmoil of four decades ago.

Contributors include: Madiha Afzal, Ranj Alaaldin, Scott R. Anderson, Pavel Baev, Daniel Byman, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, Sharan Grewal, Samantha Gross, Shadi Hamid, Kate Hewitt, Elaine C. Kamarck, Eliora Katz, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Richard Nephew, Kenneth M. Pollack, Bradley S. Porter, Itamar Rabinovich, Keian Razipour, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Strobe Talbott, and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Contents :

Introduction

Part I: Iran Recast

1. A View of the Revolution from the Shah’s Palace, Strobe Talbott

2. The Revolution’s Broken Promises, Ali Fathollah-Nejad

3. Iran’s Economy since the Revolution: Populism and Pragmatism, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

4. Revolution, Reform, and the Future of the Islamic Republic, Suzanne Maloney

5. Poppies and Public Health: 1979 and Narcotics in Iran, Vanda Felbab-Brown and Bradley S. Porter

6. Girls of Revolution Street: Iranian Women since 1979, Suzanne Maloney and Eliora Katz

Part II: The Revolution and Washington

7. “We Used to Run This Country”: How the Revolution Upended an American-Iranian Alliance, Suzanne Maloney

8. After 1979, America’s Torch Song for Tehran, Kenneth Pollack

9. The Iranian Hostage Crisis and Its Effect on American Politics, Elaine Kamarck

10. Washington, the Shah, and the Problem of Autocratic Allies, Tamara Cofman Wittes

11. The Revolution and Washington’s Reliance on Economic Pressure, Kate Hewitt and Richard Nephew

12. The Rules of the Game: International Law and Iranian-American Relations, Scott R. Anderson

13. 1979 and the World’s Second Oil Shock, Samantha Gross

Part III: The Ripple Effect of Iran’s Revolution across the Middle East

14. How 1979 Transformed the Regional Balance of Power, Itamar Rabinovich

15. The Iranian Revolution’s Legacy of Terrorism, Daniel Byman

16. Iraq and the “First Islamic Revolution,” Ranj Alaaldin

17. Saddam’s Monumental Mistakes, Bruce Riedel

18. Hezbollah: Revolutionary Iran’s Most Successful Export, Jeffrey Feltman

19. The Origins of the Saudi-Iranian Battle for the Broader Middle East, Suzanne Maloney and Bruce Riedel

20. Coexistence and Convergence in Turkish-Iranian Relations, Kemal Kirişci

21. Israel’s Reverse Periphery Doctrine, Natan Sachs

22. Emboldened and Then Constrained: Repercussions of Iran’s Revolution for Sunni Islamists, Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal

23. In Pakistan, Another Embassy Under Siege, Madiha Afzal

24. Bad Judgment and a Chain of Blunders: Soviet Responses to the Iranian Revolution, Pavel Baev

Appendix A: Iranian Revolution Timeline of Events, Suzanne Maloney and Keian Razipour

Appendix B: What to Read to Understand the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Suzanne Maloney, Eliora Katz, and Keian Razipour

Contributors

Index

BOOK DETAILS

251 Pages

Brookings Institution Press, February 25, 2020

Paperback ISBN: 9780815737933

Ebook ISBN: 9780815737940

ABOUT THE EDITOR

The Brookings Debate: An Evening Exchange of Ideas, "How Should Congress Vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal?" Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Washington with U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a head-to-head debate on the question of whether Congress should reject the JCPOA. Sen. McCain and Leon Wieseltier, the Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy at Brookings, will argue for disapproval of the deal. Senior Fellow Suzanne Maloney, interim deputy director of Foreign Policy, and Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel, director of the Intelligence Project at Brookings, and CBS News’ Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett moderates the debate. (Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)

Suzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney is the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where her research focuses on Iran and Persian Gulf energy. Prior to being named vice president and director, she served as the deputy director of Foreign Policy for five years. At Brookings, she is a leading voice on U.S. policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East, testifying before Congress, briefing policymakers, and engaging with government, non-profit organizations and corporations. She is a frequent commentator in national and international media.