1. The Turning Point.
- Author
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Menges, Constantine Christopher
- Subjects
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EMBASSY takeovers , *POLITICAL crimes & offenses , *ISLAMIC fundamentalism ,IRANIAN Revolution, 1979 ,IRANIAN politics & government, 1979-1997 - Abstract
Focuses on the Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists' seizure of the American embassy during the Islamic revolution in Iran, under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Factors that contributed to the collapse of the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi; Visibility of radical Islamic fundamentalism in Iran; Use of nationalist and Islamic symbolism to counter the influence of Khomeini in Iran.
- Published
- 1979