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Strange Rebels, 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century

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Strange Rebels, 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Strange Rebels

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

836406404

Sub title

1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century

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

Table Of 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. Jihad23. ""The Lady's Not for Turning""24. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics; Epilogue: The Problem with Progress; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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