The expanding role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran : from pro-Khomeini militia to the leader of the Praetorian state - by Andrew Kirkby.
Abstract
Since its inception as a nascent pro-Khomeini militia, in 1979, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has expanded exponentially. Certainly this expansion has been partly military, but the IRGC has also developed into a multifaceted organization t
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Thesis (M.A.)--American University of Beirut, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, 2012.;"Advisor : Dr. Marcus Marktanner, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics--Members of Committee : Dr. John Meloy, Professor, Department of History and Arc
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-148)
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-148)