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.
| dc.contributor.author | Kirkby, Andrew | |
| dc.contributor.department | Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies | |
| dc.contributor.faculty | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | |
| dc.contributor.institution | American University of Beirut | |
| dc.date | 2012 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-13T07:36:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-13T07:36:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description | 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 | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-148) | |
| dc.description.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 | |
| dc.format.extent | x, 148 leaves 30 cm. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10938/8833 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Theses, Dissertations, and Projects | |
| dc.subject.classification | T:005600 AUBNO | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Iran -- History, Military. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Iran -- Armed Forces -- Political activity -- History. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Iran -- Armed Forces -- Economic policy. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Iran -- Militia -- Economic aspects. | |
| dc.title | 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. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |