The warriors of Islam : Iran's Revolutionary Guard /
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| Author / Creator: | Katzman, Kenneth |
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| Imprint: | Boulder : Westview Press, c1993. |
| Description: | vi, 192 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1402706 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Guard as Revolutionary Institution. Political Resiliency. Bureaucratization of Revolution. Integrated but Independent. Holding Together
- 2. The Political Environment. The Regular Armed Forces. How and Why the Regular Military Survived. The Regular Military and Revolutionary Politics. Historical Precursors. The Guard, the MIR, and the IRP. Institutional Context. Implications
- 3. The Resiliency of the Revolutionary Guard. Analyzing Guard Resiliency. Political Resiliency. The Guard vs. Its Patrons. The Guard Retaliates. Social Resiliency. Structural-Functional Resiliency
- 4. The Guard's Organizational Complexity. Internal Security Apparatus. The Military Structure. The Export of the Revolution Apparatus. Administrative Bureaucracy. Military Command Structure
- 5. The Guard's Political Autonomy. Mastership of Its Own House. The Clerical Oversight Apparatus. Political Network. Regular Military Assignments. Policymaking. Civilian Leadership. Export of the Revolution Policy. The U.S.-Iran Arms Deal
- 6. Guard Factionalism. The Decline of Guard Factionalism. Politically Motivated Actions. Resistance to Professionalization
- 7. Conclusions and Prospects. Historical Parallels. Continuing Radicalism. Prospects for the Revolutionary Guard.