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Why did Iran of the late 1970s with a thriving economy, wealthy middle class, repressive political system, massive military might, and powerful international allies go through an Islamic revolution, while Egypt of the early 1990s with similar international allies, but poorer economy, impoverished large middle classes, and a more liberal political system did not go beyond developing an Islamist movement? 1 explaining the revolution Mainstream scholarship views the Iranian revolution as an outcome of an ideological process, the culmination of a long-lasting Islamic movement which had been evolving since the late 1960s. Hamid Dabashi's impressive work seems to suggest that in this "deeply religious society," the Islamists spent a long time preparing for an Islamic takeover. Through the institutions of mosque, hawzeh (theological seminary) sermons, preaching, and publications, they were busy with recruiting, organizing, training, and mobilizing their resources so that they could gain power when internal and international opportunities presented themselves. 2 Similarly, for Mansoor Moaddel, the I should like to acknowledge the MacArthur Foundation, the Program on Peace and International

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Author

ASEF BAYAT

Publisher

Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press (CUP) (ISSN 0010-4175)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences