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008			160119s2016 nyub ob 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780190491703 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aUA853 _b.V364 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aOstovar, Afshon, _e1
245	1	0	_aVanguard of the Imam : _breligion, politics, and Iran's revolutionary guards / _cAfshon Ostovar.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 306 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_a"Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today. As the appointed defender of Iran's revolution, the Guards have evolved into a pillar of the Islamic Republic and the spearhead of its influence. Their sway has spread across the Middle East, where the Guards have overseen loyalist support to Bashar al-Assad in Syria and been a staunch backer in Iraq's war against ISIS-bringing its own troops, Lebanon's Hezbollah, and Shiite militias to the fight. Links to terrorism, human rights abuses, and the suppression of popular democracy have shrouded the Revolutionary Guards in controversy. In spite of their prominence, the Guards remain poorly understood to outside observers. In Vanguard of the Imam, Afshon Ostovar has written the first comprehensive history of the organization. Situating the rise of the Guards in the larger contexts of Shiite Islam, modern Iranian history, and international affairs, Ostovar takes a multifaceted approach in demystifying the organization and detailing its evolution since 1979. Politics, power, and religion collide in this story, wherein the Revolutionary Guards transform from a rag-tag militia established in the midst of revolutionary upheaval into a military and covert force with a global reach. The Guards have been fundamental to the success of the Islamic revolution. The symbiotic relationship between them and Iran's clerical rulers underpins the regime's nearly unshakeable system of power. The Guards have used their privileged position at home to export Iran's revolution beyond its borders, establishing client armies in their image and extending Iran's strategic footprint in the process. Ostovar tenaciously documents the Guards' transformation into a power-player and explores why the group matters now more than ever to regional and global affairs. The book simultaneously serves as a history of modern Iran, and provides a crucial and engrossing entryway into the complex world of war, politics, and identity in the Middle East."-- _cProvided by publisher.
520	0		_a"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. Situating the rise of the Guards in the contexts of Shiite Islam, Iranian history, and international affairs, Ostovar takes a multifaceted approach in demystifying the organization and detailing its evolution since 1979. The book documents the Guards transformation into a power-player and explores why the group matters now more than ever to regional and global affairs. It is simultaneously a history of modern Iran, and an engrossing entryway into the complex world of war, politics, and identity in the Middle East"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_a1. Introduction -- _tBrief Overview of the IRGC -- _tConceptualizing the IRGC -- _tPro-clerical Activism -- _tPrimacy of the Leader -- _tConflict and state formation -- _tChapters and Questions -- _t2. From Ali to Khomeini -- _tThe Formation of Shiite Islam -- _tRise of the Clergy -- _tThe Islamic Movement -- _tRevolutionary Ideology -- _t3. Vanguard of the Imam -- _tEnter the Vanguard -- _tRoots and Radicals -- _tKhomeini Über Alles -- _tOne System to Rule Them All -- _t4. The Imposed War -- _tInvasion -- _tA Stymied War Effort -- _tDeath of the opposition -- _tThe Islamic Republic Strikes Back -- _t5. The Long War -- _tThe International Dimension -- _tRunning into Walls -- _tIn the Path of the Divine -- _tA Fleeting Taste of Victory -- _tThe Bitter End -- _t6. Exporting the Revolution -- _tRevolutionary Internationalism -- _tA Conservative Turn -- _tOnward to Jerusalem -- _tThe Revolution Comes to Lebanon -- _tFall of the Radicals -- _t7. Warriors of Karbala -- _tThe Islamic Model Army -- _tPower of the Pen -- _tWartime Cultural Activism -- _tVisual Identity -- _tIconology of the Self -- _tWarriors of Karbala -- _t8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home -- _tPostwar Reconstruction under Rafsanjani -- _tPropagating Virtue, Prohibiting Vice -- _tTaking Back the Revolution -- _t9. The War on Terror -- _tAxis of Evil -- _tElecting Ahmadinejad -- _tAn Iran Ascendant -- _tThe Specter of War -- _t10. Big Bang, Big Crunch -- _t"Death to the Dictator!" -- _tThe Soft War -- _tSpringtime -- _tThe Instruments of Coercion -- _tKnives Out -- _t11. In Defense of the Family of the Prophet -- _tIn Defense of Sayyida Zaynab -- _tA Return to Karbala -- _t12. Epilogue -- _t13. Conclusion.
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610	1	0	_aIran. _bSipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī.
650		0	_aCivil-military relations _zIran.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1163216&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell