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The Resource Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century, (electronic resource)
Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century, (electronic resource)
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The item Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.
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- Summary
- Few moments in history have seen as many seismic transformations as 1979. That single year marked the emergence of revolutionary Islam as a political force on the world stage, the beginning of market revolutions in China and Britain that would fuel globalization and radically alter the international economy, and the first stirrings of the resistance movements in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan that ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. More than any other year in the latter half of the twentieth century, 1979 heralded the economic, political, and religious realities tha
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Contents
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- Prologue: The Great Backlash; 1. Malaise; 2. Dragon Year; 3. ""A Wild but Welcoming State of Anarchy""; 4. The Emperor as Revolutionary; 5. Tory Insurrectionists; 6. A Dream of Redemption; 7. The Imam; 8. With a Gun in the Hand; 9. The Prophet's Proletariat; 10. Truth from Facts; 11. The Blood of the Martyrs; 12. The Lady; 13. Thrice Banished, Thrice Restored; 14. The Evangelist; 15. Eleven Million People; 16. Back to the Future; 17. The Second Revolution; 18. Playing Bridge; 19. Fraternal Assistance; 20. Solidarity; 21. Khomeini's Children; 22. Jihad
- 23. ""The Lady's Not for Turning""24. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics; Epilogue: The Problem with Progress; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9780465033355
- Label
- Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century
- Title
- Strange Rebels
- Title remainder
- 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Few moments in history have seen as many seismic transformations as 1979. That single year marked the emergence of revolutionary Islam as a political force on the world stage, the beginning of market revolutions in China and Britain that would fuel globalization and radically alter the international economy, and the first stirrings of the resistance movements in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan that ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. More than any other year in the latter half of the twentieth century, 1979 heralded the economic, political, and religious realities tha
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Caryl, Christian
- Dewey number
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- 909.82/7
- 909.827
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D849 .C374 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- History, Modern
- World politics
- History, Modern
- World politics
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Label
- Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century, (electronic resource)
- Contents
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- Prologue: The Great Backlash; 1. Malaise; 2. Dragon Year; 3. ""A Wild but Welcoming State of Anarchy""; 4. The Emperor as Revolutionary; 5. Tory Insurrectionists; 6. A Dream of Redemption; 7. The Imam; 8. With a Gun in the Hand; 9. The Prophet's Proletariat; 10. Truth from Facts; 11. The Blood of the Martyrs; 12. The Lady; 13. Thrice Banished, Thrice Restored; 14. The Evangelist; 15. Eleven Million People; 16. Back to the Future; 17. The Second Revolution; 18. Playing Bridge; 19. Fraternal Assistance; 20. Solidarity; 21. Khomeini's Children; 22. Jihad
- 23. ""The Lady's Not for Turning""24. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics; Epilogue: The Problem with Progress; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn836406404
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780465033355
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)836406404
- Label
- Strange Rebels : 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century, (electronic resource)
- Contents
-
- Prologue: The Great Backlash; 1. Malaise; 2. Dragon Year; 3. ""A Wild but Welcoming State of Anarchy""; 4. The Emperor as Revolutionary; 5. Tory Insurrectionists; 6. A Dream of Redemption; 7. The Imam; 8. With a Gun in the Hand; 9. The Prophet's Proletariat; 10. Truth from Facts; 11. The Blood of the Martyrs; 12. The Lady; 13. Thrice Banished, Thrice Restored; 14. The Evangelist; 15. Eleven Million People; 16. Back to the Future; 17. The Second Revolution; 18. Playing Bridge; 19. Fraternal Assistance; 20. Solidarity; 21. Khomeini's Children; 22. Jihad
- 23. ""The Lady's Not for Turning""24. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics; Epilogue: The Problem with Progress; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn836406404
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780465033355
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)836406404
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