Contesting the Iranian Revolution

Most observers of Iran viewed the Green Uprisings of 2009 as a ''failed revolution'', with many Iranians and those in neighbouring Arab countries agreeing. In Contesting the Iranian Revolution, however, Pouya Alimagham re-examines this evaluation, deconstructing the conventional win-lose binary interpretations in a way which underscores the subtle but important victories on the ground, and reveals...