{"product_id":"khomeinis-ghost-the-iranian-revolution-and-the-rise-of-militant-islam-paperback","title":"Khomeini's Ghost: The Iranian Revolution and the Rise of Militant Islam - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCon Coughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSaddam\u003c\/em\u003e comes the definitive biography of Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution and how his fundamentalist legacy has forever influenced the course of Iran's relationship with the West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran after nearly fifteen years in exile and received a hero's welcome. Just as the new world order sought to purge the communist ideologies of the Cold War, the religious doctrine of Islamic fundamentalism emerged to pose an even greater threat to post-Iron Curtain stability--and Khomeini would mastermind it into a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKhomeini's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e is the account of how an impoverished young student from a remote area of southern Iran became the leader of one of the most dramatic upheavals of the modern age, and how his radical Islamic philosophy now lies at the heart of the modern-day conflict between Iran and the West. Con Coughlin draws on a wide variety of Iranian sources, including religious figures who knew and worked with Khomeini both in exile and in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth compelling and timely, \u003cem\u003eKhomeini's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand what lies at the center of many of the world's most intractable conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915339264316,"sku":"9780061687150","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/ZmUyME9KdWZjVGlCb1hKcERhLzZiZz09.webp?v=1774361642","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/khomeinis-ghost-the-iranian-revolution-and-the-rise-of-militant-islam-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}