Iran and the Rise of Its Neoconservatives

Anoush Ehteshami

ISBN 10: 1845113888 / ISBN 13: 9781845113889

Published by I B TAURIS Jun 2007, 2007

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Neuware - The election of the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Iranian Presidency in 2005 shocked the world. In this compelling book, Iran experts Anoush Ehteshami and Mahjoub Zweiri penetrate the labyrinth of Iranian politics and reveal the forces which brought Ahmadinejad to power. They argue that the power base behind Ahmadinejad represents a kind of Iranian version of American neo-conservativism. Politicians and clerics exiled from influence under the reformist President Khatami have seized their chance to get back in to power and push an uncompromising foreign policy agenda. In an analysis which has major implications for US and EU policymakers, Ehteshami and Zweiri examine this group' s agenda on issues like Iraq and nuclear enrichment, and assess its strategies for implementing it. 'Iran and the Rise of Its Neoconservatives' is the essential guide to the politics to this turbulent nation, whose importance to world security has never been more keenly felt.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Iran and the Rise of Its Neoconservatives
• Publisher: I B TAURIS Jun 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845113888
• ISBN 13: 9781845113889
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 224W x 142H x 23D millimeters 224 millimeters width by 142 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 455 grams

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Synopsis

The election of the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Iranian Presidency in 2005 shocked the world. In this compelling book, Iran experts Anoush Ehteshami and Mahjoub Zweiri penetrate the labyrinth of Iranian politics and reveal the forces which brought Ahmadinejad to power. They argue that the power base behind Ahmadinejad represents a kind of Iranian version of American neo-conservativism. Politicians and clerics exiled from influence under the reformist President Khatami have seized their chance to get back in to power and push an uncompromising foreign policy agenda. In an analysis which has major implications for US and EU policymakers, Ehteshami and Zweiri examine this group's agenda on issues like Iraq and nuclear enrichment, and assess its strategies for implementing it. Iran and the Rise of Its Neoconservatives is the essential guide to the politics to this turbulent nation, whose importance to world security has never been more keenly felt.

About the Author

Anoush Ehteshami is Professor of International Relations and Head of the School of Government and International Affairs at the University of Durham, where he is also Director of the Institute for Middle East and Islamic Studies.

Mahjoob Zweiri is a Fellow in the Modern Political History of the Middle East at the University of Durham.