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This is a new edition of the bestselling biography of the Iranian leader who influenced the current global Islamic [...] the Ayatollah Khomeini burst onto the international scene in the late 1970s, radical Islam became a factor of political life that would change the world. And with the Iranian Revolution that Khomeini led in 1978/79, religion once more moved centre stage in world politics. Who was this frail octogenarian who became the inspiration for a new militant Islam? Khomeini was the most radical Muslim reader of this age. He launched an Islamic revival movement which quickly turned him into a hero for his supporters and a viallin for his [...] the process, Khomeini became one of the seminal figures of the modern age. Still an enigma in the West, Khomeini transformed the Middle East and the world. But where did the man come from? What was his childhood and family background? How did the turbulent events in Iran during his youth shape Khomeini's politics? What changed him from an obscure traditional theologian into a competitive and vengefulradical set to reshape the Middle East?
With radical political Islam now clearly central in all attempts to understand the international political scene today, this compelling biography of the man who started it all beomes essential reading for observers of the Middle East and world affairs.
This is a new edition of the bestselling biography of the Iranian leader who influenced the current global Islamic [...] the Ayatollah Khomeini burst onto the international scene in the late 1970s, radical Islam became a factor of political life that would change the world. And with the Iranian Revolution that Khomeini led in 1978/79, religion once more moved centre stage in world politics. Who was this frail octogenarian who became the inspiration for a new militant Islam? Khomeini was the most radical Muslim reader of this age. He launched an Islamic revival movement which quickly turned him into a hero for his supporters and a viallin for his [...] the process, Khomeini became one of the seminal figures of the modern age. Still an enigma in the West, Khomeini transformed the Middle East and the world. But where did the man come from? What was his childhood and family background? How did the turbulent events in Iran during his youth shape Khomeini's politics? What changed him from an obscure traditional theologian into a competitive and vengefulradical set to reshape the Middle East?
With radical political Islam now clearly central in all attempts to understand the international political scene today, this compelling biography of the man who started it all beomes essential reading for observers of the Middle East and world affairs.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781845117900
ISBN-10: 1845117905
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Moin, Baqer
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 216 x 136 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Baqer Moin
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2009
Gewicht: 0,413 kg
Artikel-ID: 123206282

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