Staging a Revolution: The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Hardcover

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A visual survey of the public myths and collective symbols used in the making of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the subsequent war with Iraq. The book traces a remarkable period of history in which the power of words and images successfully challenged the military might of an established state, setting forth an avalanche of public sentiment that led to revolution.

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About the Author

Peter Chelkowski is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University.



Hamid Dabashi is currently Assistant Professor of Persian Studies at Columbia University and author of the acclaimed Authority in Islam: From the Rise of Muhammad to the Establishment of the Umayyads.

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9780814715970: Staging a Revolution: The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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ISBN 10:  0814715974 ISBN 13:  9780814715970
Publisher: NYU Press, 1999
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