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Zusatztext Vanguard of the Imam provides a worthy account of the IRGC from its inception to today. It is not only an institutional analysis of the IRGC but a historical and cultural assessment of post-revolutionary Iran that both provides insights on IRGC activities abroad and reviews Iranian policies toward the Middle East. Informationen zum Autor Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Senior Analyst at Center for Strategic Studies at CNA; PhD in History from the University of Michigan Klappentext Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today, but remain poorly understood to outside observers. In Vanguard of the Imam, Afshon Ostovar has written the first comprehensive history of the organization. Zusammenfassung Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today, but remain poorly understood to outside observers. In Vanguard of the Imam, Afshon Ostovar has written the first comprehensive history of the organization. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Brief Overview of the IRGC Literature Review Conceptualizing the IRGC Pro-clerical Activism Primacy of the Leader Military Power and State-building Chapters and Questions 2. From Ali to Khomeini The Formation of Shiite Islam Rise of the Clergy The Islamic Movement Revolutionary Ideology 3. Vanguard of the Imam Enter the Vanguard Roots and Radicals Khomeini Über Alles One System to Rule Them All 4. The Imposed War Invasion Civil Discord and a Stymied War Effort The Islamic Republic Strikes Back 5. The Long War The International Dimension Running into Walls In the Path of the Divine A Fleeting Taste of Victory The Bitter End 6. Exporting the Revolution and the Khomeinist Divide Revolutionary Internationalism A Conservative Turn Toward the Liberation of Jerusalem The Revolution Comes to Lebanon Fall of the Radicals 7. Culture and Identity The Islamic Model Army Power of the Pen Wartime Cultural Activism Visual Identity Iconology of the Self Warriors of Karbala 8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home Postwar Reconstruction under Rafsanjani Propagating Virtue, Prohibiting Vice Taking Back the Revolution 9. The War on Terror Fear of a Nuclear Iran Electing Ahmadinejad An Iran Ascendant The Specter of War 10. Big Bang, Big Crunch "Death to the Dictator!" Rebranding the Basij Springtime A Cornered Lion Knives Out 11. In Defense of the Family of the Prophet In Defense of Sayyida Zaynab A Return to Karbala 12. Conclusion ...
