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BL
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1049759
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bc866
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English
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| Main Entry
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Zabih, Sepehr.
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| Title & Author
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The Left in contemporary Iran : : ideology, organisation, and the Soviet connection /\ Sepehr Zabih.
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| Publication Statement
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Abingdon :: Routledge,, 2011.
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| Series Statement
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Hoover Press publication ;; 342
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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9780203829059
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: 0203829050
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9780415617864
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0415617863
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9780415570336
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0415570336
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9780203830109
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0203830105
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0203829050
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| Notes
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Originally published 1986 by Hoover Institution Press, Stanford/Calif. This edition reprinted. Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. The Iranian left : a historical perspective -- 2. The Soviet connection -- 3. The old left : the rise and demise of the Tudeh party -- 4. The new left : people's Mojahedin of Iran -- 5. The new left : the Fedayeen -- 6. The militant left : league of Iranian communists -- 7. Conclusion : problems and prospects.
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| Abstract
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This book examines the structure and ideology of all the main leftist groups in Iran. It considers their role in the Revolution, and analyses their relations with Khomeini and his colleagues. It also explains why the majority of the leftist organisations had defected from the Islamic regime by the summer of 1981. A second important theme of the book is the way in which the Soviet Union responded to the treatment of the Left by the Islamic government. Based on extensive analysis of original source material in Farsi and other languages and numerous interviews with leftist leaders and particip.
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Communist parties-- Iran-- History.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.
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Communist parties.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Politics and government
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Iran, Politics and government, 20th century.
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Iran, Foreign relations, Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union, Foreign relations, Iran.
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Iran.
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Soviet Union.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.255/075
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| LC Classification
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HX385.2.A6
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| NLM classification
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MC 8590rvk
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MH 68370rvk
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