Days of God

By James Buchan

Subjects: Revolution (Iran : 1979) fast, Causes, Political violence, History, Influence

Description: An insider's account of the 1979 Iranian Revolution challenges popular beliefs while drawing on a wealth of memoirs, diaries and newspaper reports to discuss such topics as the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, the establishment of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the development of Al-Qaida.