Reading Iran Under A New Supreme Leader
Histories of clerical authority, US rivalry, and recent protest movements that explain the forces hemming in Iran's newly prominent supreme leader.
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America and IranJohn GhazvinianA broad, readable diplomatic history that helps place a new supreme leader’s foreign-policy choices in long-term...Shelf signal: Iranian History
Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle EastMohsen M. MilaniExplains Iran’s regional strategy and rivalry with the United States, clarifying the strategic stakes behind...Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Politics
The Shia RevivalVali NasrAnalyzes sectarian and ideological shifts across the region that shape Iran’s domestic legitimacy and foreign alliances...Shelf signal: Shi'a Islam
For the Sun After Long NightsFatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo TabrizyDocuments recent women-led protests and social currents that constrain elite choices and inform the new leader’s public...Shelf signal: Iranian History
The Fall of HeavenAndrew Scott CooperA narrative history of Iran’s modern political transformations that provides context for family-backed image management...Shelf signal: Iranian History
All the Shah's MenStephen KinzerA focused account of the 1953 coup that explains historical drivers of Iranian anti‑American sentiment and...Shelf signal: Iranian History