Wright, Robin B.

Published in 1991, predicts coming changes to the modern world in the 1990s and the twenty-first century in terms of democracy, economics, ethnic and nationalist conflicts, weapons of mass destruction, migration, and the empowerment of people.

An account of the fundamentalist religious revolution in the Middle East since the overthrow of the Shah.

A veteran reporter chronicles the struggle between moderates and extremists taking place within the Islamic world, citing clerics who challenge al Qaeda violence, women who are launching liberation movements, and former jihadists who openly reject violence.

Provides an account of the changes taking place in Iran twenty years after the Islamic revolution, discussing the people and places that make up the country, and looking at the pressing issues in Iranaian life, including religious freedom, women's rights, freedom of expression, and others.

Chronicles Iran's explosive decade of revolution and political maneuverings.