Author: | Yossi Melman, Meir Javedanfar | ISBN: | 9780786722341 |
Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | August 1, 2008 |
Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Yossi Melman, Meir Javedanfar |
ISBN: | 9780786722341 |
Publisher: | Basic Books |
Publication: | August 1, 2008 |
Imprint: | Basic Books |
Language: | English |
As President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accelerated his country's nuclear research; called for the elimination of Israel; and failed the Iranian people, who elected him on a domestic platform that has since been neglected. This probing exposé gives unprecedented insight into his hold on power-his rural roots, the vituperative populism that catapulted him from relative obscurity to national leadership, and the shadowy forces that hold him there.
As President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accelerated his country's nuclear research; called for the elimination of Israel; and failed the Iranian people, who elected him on a domestic platform that has since been neglected. This probing exposé gives unprecedented insight into his hold on power-his rural roots, the vituperative populism that catapulted him from relative obscurity to national leadership, and the shadowy forces that hold him there.