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The Iranian Revolution: Transformation into a Theocracy
Term Paper # 140011
A look at the place of the Iranian Revolution in modern Iranian history.
1,250 words (approx. 5 pages) |
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MLA | 2008
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Published on: Jan 01, 2008
Paper Summary:
This paper examines how the Iranian Revolution of 1979 was a key moment in modern Iranian history, for it ended the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty and transformed Iran into a fundamentalist Islamic Republic. The paper further notes how the two traditional centers of power, the monarchy and the army, were destroyed by a third traditional center of power, the Islamic clergy, which established a theocracy that has ruled for nearly thirty years in strict and rigid accordance with the Qu'ran and Islamic law.From the Paper:
"The Iranian Revolution of 1979 was a key moment in modern Iranian history, for it ended the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty and transformed Iran into a fundamentalist Islamic Republic. Two traditional centers of power, the..."Visitors who viewed this Term Paper also liked these:
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The Iranian Revolution: Transformation into a Theocracy (2012, April 01). Retrieved May 25, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-The-Iranian-Revolution-Transformation-into-a-Theocracy/140011
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"The Iranian Revolution: Transformation into a Theocracy" 01 April 2012. Web. 25 May. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-The-Iranian-Revolution-Transformation-into-a-Theocracy/140011>
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