Khomeini's Ghost
Coughlin Con
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Macmillan
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2009
Edition: First Edition
Description: 370 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.
Publishers Description: On 1 February 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran to a tumultuous welcome, and the Iranian revolution that he masterminded has become one of the defining moments of the modern age. Today the challenge of radical Islam represents the greatest threat to world peace seen since the darkest days of the Cold War, and the legacy of Khomeinis Islamic Revolution lies at the heart of many of the worlds most intractable conflicts.Khomeinis Ghost is the definitive biographical account of how an impoverished young student from a remote area of southern Iran came to be the political and the spiritual leader of his country.
ISBN: 9780230737136
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