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The rise of the Pasdaran : assessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

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Assessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

Summary

Examines the broad-ranging domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, assessing its influence over Iran's political culture, economy, and society and its ability to shape the political future of the Islamic Republic of Iran.--Publisher description.

Names

Wehrey, Frederic M.
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

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Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, [2009]
©2009

Introduction -- The IRGC in context: Iran's security and political landscape -- The IRGC's diverse domestic roles: origins and evolution -- Militarizing civil society: the IRGC's indoctrination, training, and media activities -- Economic expansion: the IRGC's business conglomerate and public works -- The IRGC in politics -- Conclusion: toward a more strategic understanding of the IRGC -- Appendixes: A. Business organizations affiliated with the IRGC or influenced by IRGC personnel -- B. Current and former IRGC personnel -- C. Evolution of the Islamic republic and the IRGC -- D. Provincial map of Iran -- E. Glossary of Persian terms.

Headings

- Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī (Iran)--Influence
- Civil-military relations--Iran
- Political culture--Iran
- Iran--Economic conditions--1997
- Iran--Military policy
- Iran--Politics and government--1997
- Iran--Social conditions--1997

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- "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
- "MG-821-OSD."--Page [4] of cover.
- "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-129).
- Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

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1 electronic resource (xxi, 129 pages )

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UA853.I7

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https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2021760728

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2021760728

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Wehrey, Frederic M, United States Department Of Defense. Office Of The Secretary Of Defense, and U.S National Defense Research Institute. The rise of the Pasdaran: assessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. [Santa Monica, CA: RAND National Defense Research Institute, ©, 2009] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021760728/.

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Wehrey, F. M., United States Department Of Defense. Office Of The Secretary Of Defense & National Defense Research Institute, U. S. (2009) The rise of the Pasdaran: assessing the domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. [Santa Monica, CA: RAND National Defense Research Institute, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021760728/.

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