{"product_id":"khomeinis-ghost-the-iranian-revolution-and-the-rise-of-militant-islam-9780061687150","title":"Khomeini's Ghost: The Iranian Revolution and the Rise of Militant Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSaddam\u003c\/em\u003e comes the definitive biography of Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution and how his fundamentalist legacy has forever influenced the course of Iran's relationship with the West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran after nearly fifteen years in exile and received a hero's welcome. Just as the new world order sought to purge the communist ideologies of the Cold War, the religious doctrine of Islamic fundamentalism emerged to pose an even greater threat to post-Iron Curtain stability--and Khomeini would mastermind it into a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKhomeini's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e is the account of how an impoverished young student from a remote area of southern Iran became the leader of one of the most dramatic upheavals of the modern age, and how his radical Islamic philosophy now lies at the heart of the modern-day conflict between Iran and the West. Con Coughlin draws on a wide variety of Iranian sources, including religious figures who knew and worked with Khomeini both in exile and in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth compelling and timely, \u003cem\u003eKhomeini's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand what lies at the center of many of the world's most intractable conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoughlin, Con:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCon Coughlin, one of Britain's leading journalists, is the executive foreign editor of the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e and a world-renowned expert on the Middle East. He is the critically acclaimed author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSaddam: His Rise and Fall\u003c\/em\u003e. He appears regularly on television and radio in the United States, and has been a frequent political commentator on CNN, NBC, and MSNBC. He has also written for the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317895794962,"sku":"9780061687150","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a38ac6ea-102b-4dd6-8ce2-57d1c73d41e2.jpg?v=1727542363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/khomeinis-ghost-the-iranian-revolution-and-the-rise-of-militant-islam-9780061687150","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}