Summary
In 1979, seemingly overnight-- moving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the world-- Iran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black box to the West, a sinister presence looming over the horizon. But inside Iran, a brea... Full description
- Revolution. Little black fish ; Islamic Republic ; The period of constant contemplation ; Baptism of blood
- Rebirth. Expansion and contraction ; Thermidor ; The second of Khordad
- Reform. The chain murders ; The eighteenth of Tir ; Master plans ; The miracle room ; The spider's house ; Postmortem
- Resistance. A common man ; Asieh ; The epic of dirt and dust ; The end of the dirty wars of intellectuals.