'A first-rate study that not only goes far in explaining the key events of the last decade but also implicitly substantiates the classic Crane Brinton analysis.'Bernard Weiss, History: Review of New Books
Ervand Abrahamian (B.A., M.A., Oxford University; Ph.D. Columbia University), an Armenian born in Iran and raised in England, is well qualified by education and experience to teach world and Middle East history. He has published Iran Between Two Revolutions, The Iranian Mojahedin, Khomeinism, Tortured Confessions, and Inventing the Axis of Evil. He teaches at the CUNY Graduate Center, and has taught at Princeton, New York University, and Oxford University. He is currently working on two books: one is The CIA Coup in Iran; and another, A History of Modern Iran, for Cambridge University Press.
This book is about a subject sensitive to Iranian people. The People's Mojahedin of Iran is mirroring, in many ways, the human condition, its greatness and faults. It started out as an idealistic, revolutionary organization and ended up in treason and as a personality cult. In the meantime, thousands of its members sacrificed for the cause. I believe that Abrahamian does justice to his subject and allows even me, who did not have a serious previous knowledge of the subject, to understand it. Abrahamian's look is sympathetic, as always regarding Iran, but impartial, I believe.
Fascinating! This book gives you a brief overall of what went on during Iranian revolution. How the mullahs pushed away and executed all other dissidents in order to cling and maintain the new found power.
A few things to consider when setting up your first socio-political discussion group: 1. If your group consists of majority chemists, you're probably going to end up making a lot of bombs. 2. Come up with a cool dress code so you and the boys look fly. 3. No weird wife swaps.