The Dig: Iran, 1953-1979. From the Shah to Islamic Revolution
Jacobin Radio
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Khomeini's Opposition to Land Reform
From 53, there is a fundamental legitimacy deficit. The Shah feels so inadequate in this regard that he's constantly something which is sort of hanging over his head looming. There are all of these kinds of almost paradoxical positions taken by people or vacillations between different discourses. And I think we see in this way that these political demands are actually much bigger than even they're bigger than their movement.
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