Iran and the Revolution - Homa Katouzian

Category: History
Language: English
Keywords: History Iran Iranian Revolution

Written by Homa Katouzian
Read by Nas Mehdi
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Release date 05-12-26
Length 10 hrs and 37 mins

A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present

Iran’s revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? How did the revolutionary movement gain such strength? And what has its legacy been for modern Iran?

In this comprehensive history, Homa Katouzian explores Iran from the 1940s to the present, showing how the revolution came into being. From the chaos of oil nationalisation to the overthrow of Mosaddeq in 1953, through the revolutionary moment itself, to the resistance movements of contemporary Iran, the revolution has had long and lasting effects. We see the profound influence of US presidents and the ramifications of Saddam Hussein’s invasion in 1980. Crucially, Katouzian shows how the revolution constituted an uprising of the whole of Iranian society and was not a purely Islamic movement.