Description
In the winter of 1979, events in Tehran ignited a crisis that would reshape U.S. foreign policy and reverberate across the Middle East for decades. Tracing the story from the fall of the Shah through the rise of revolutionary fervor, this incisive account follows how competing visions of power—political, religious, and strategic—collided to produce the Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath. With a focus on the people and institutions at the center of the conflict, the book examines the forces that enabled militant Islam to gain momentum and the choices that tested American leadership at the highest level. Written with the clarity of rigorous historical analysis, it offers a compelling lens on revolution, ideology, and the long shadow of national trauma.
Available Editions
paperback
Little, Brown and Co.
Published Jan 1, 2004
470 pages
ISBN: 9780316323949
Reviews
No ratings yet. Be the first!
No written reviews yet.
Details
First Published
2004
Language
eng
Content Warnings
No content warnings identified.