The unthinkable revolution in Iran /
Charles Kurzman
- Cambridge Mass. USA Harvard Univ Press, 2005
- ix, 287 p.
Almost up to the moment it happened the Iranian Revolution was considered unthinkable. This book looks at the background to events up to February 11th 1979 in terms of politics, organization (especially the role of mosques), culture, economics and military. Concludes that the outcome of such mass events are not capable of accurate prediction however well informed observers and participants may be.