Nikki R. Keddie,Yann Richard
In this updated edition of Nikki Keddieâ€™s ,Modern Iran,â€”itself a substantially revised and expanded version of her classic work ,Roots of Revolutionâ€”,theÂ  author provides a new preface and a fully annotated and indexed epilogue, reviewing recent developments in Iran since 2003.Â Keddie provides insightful commentary on Iranâ€™s nuclear and foreign policy, its relations with the United Nations and the United States, increasing conservative and hard-line tendencies in the government, and recent developments in the economy, cultural and intellectual life, and human rights.,Reviews of the 2003 edition:,Â â€œ[An] essential book for oneâ€™s working library.â€â€”L. Carl Brown, ,Foreign Affairs,â€œShifting her historical focus from the roots of the Iranian revolution to its consequences, Nikki Keddie has expanded her original classic to include a sharply probing and perceptive guide to more than two decades of tumultuous developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran.â€â€”Gary Sick
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Modern Iran. Roots and Results of Revolution, Updated Edition