Books by Roy Mottahedeh
“He tells the story of the Iranian Revolution through the lens of the clerics, their views, their ideas, the intellectual and emotional tensions that they experience. And his ability to zero in on the human experiences of the clerics provides the reader with considerable food for thought, about why the Shia clerics were able to lead the revolution and topple one of the most brutal dictatorships in the Middle East, the Shah of Iran, in 1979.” Read more...
The best books on The Middle East
Fawaz A. Gerges, International Relation
Interviews where books by Roy Mottahedeh were recommended
The best books on The Middle East, recommended by Fawaz A. Gerges
The Middle East has been and still is much misunderstood. Here Fawaz A. Gerges, a professor and Middle Eastern specialist at London School of Economics, recommends five pioneering works of history and social science that will help you to understand the evolution of the region’s society and politics.
The best books on The History of Iraq, recommended by Kanan Makiya
The Iraqi democracy and civil rights campaigner says the Iran-Iraq war is one of the single largest unappreciated great events of modern Middle Eastern history. He chooses the best books on Iraqi history.
