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Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

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Paper, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-70047-4
$24.50

April, 2008
Cloth, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-70046-7
$35.00

"Arshin Adib-Moghaddam has made great contributions both to the study of Iran, as a case study, and to the study of world politics as a field of inquiry. Not only does he show the importance of the domestic sources of foreign policy, he pays equal attention to the effect of extra-territorial groups and significant individuals on a country's domestic discourse regarding policy formulation. His study is a dynamic and analytical one, where both ideational and material dialectics shape the contemporary politics. Not only is this an original contribution, but it also serves as an in-depth critical analysis as well as a full description of the existing literature." — A. Reza Sheikholeslami, The American University of Sharjah

"The struggle to attain democracy is gaining a pluralistic momentum. For the

sake of this momentum, Adib-Moghaddam’s book is becoming central to any

discussion about Iran" — Olga Dalaka and Panayiotis Tsitsis, Middle East Bulletin

"Adib-Moghaddam’s engaging analysis of the Iranian politics is an effective

antidote against the widespread characterisation of the Islamic Republic

as the centre of the Shi’i crescent and a regime ruled by messianic fanatics

who are soon to be armed with nuclear weapons." — Gunes Murat Tezcur, Insight Turkey

"Writing from a ‘critical studies’ perspective, Adib-Moghaddam looks at

alternative, often novel, explanations of Iran’s behaviour. Examples are

his analysis of the eight-year long Iran–Iraq war, to Iranian–American

encounters. Cultural perspectives are the core to much of his analysis.

The book is a fascinating read and lives up to the author’s claim of offering

alternative perspectives on Iran in world politics." — Anoush Ehteshami, Journal of Islamic Studies

"The work is timely and needed." — David L. Hursey, Middle East Panorama

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About the Author

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is Reader in Comparative Politics and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Previously, he held the Jarvis Doctorow Junior Research Fellowship at Oxford University, and is the author of The International Politics of the Persian Gulf.

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