http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/fred_halliday en http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2007/09/iran-khomeini-shah-army-1979 http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2007/09/iran-khomeini-shah-army-1979 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Fred Halliday Taken from The New Statesman 2nd February, 1979 The overthrow of the Shah of Iran in that country’s January 1979 revolution and the resulting emergence of a Shia Islamic state was one of the most important events of the late 20th century. Fred Halliday, now a professor at the London School of Economics, made an initial assessment of the new power in Iran. Although he overestimated the Iranian army’s importance as a countervailing force, Halliday provided an insightful analysis of the Shia theocracy. Selected by Robert Taylor

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200106250054 http://www.newstatesman.com/200106250054 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:00:00 GMT Fred Halliday Neighbours Not Friends: Iraq and Iran after the Gulf wars Dilip Hiro Routledge, 432pp, £12.99 ISBN 0415254116

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