1st Edition

The Warriors Of Islam Iran's Revolutionary Guard

By Kenneth Katzman Copyright 1993
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book shows that the revolutionary guard has resisted professionalization on the key aspect of war decision making. It explains how the Guard was able to resist ideological dilution despite its need to adopt a rationalized and complex organizational structure.

    Introduction -- The Guard as Revolutionary Institution -- The Political Environment -- The Resiliency of the Revolutionary Guard -- The Guard’s Organizational Complexity -- The Guard's Political Autonomy -- Guard Factionalism -- Conclusions and Prospects

    Biography

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