What is it about?
This article explores the roots and the consequences of the 1979 Iranian Revolution with a focus on one of Iran’s constituent peoples, the Kurds. It provides historical perspectives on a specific people in relation to the Revolution and aims to enhance historical awareness on the Revolution and contribute to debates around it. It is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with the roots of the Revolution by presenting an overview of social change and transformation during the preceding decades to create a historical foundation, which studies on the Kurds in Iran have usually lacked. The second part deals with the consequences of the Revolution, analysing the autonomy movement, the characteristics of which are closely linked to social change of the preceding decades.
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Why is it important?
It is important because it addresses a gap in the historiography of modern Iran by presenting an analysis of the roots and consequences of the revolution from a peripheral angle.
Perspectives
Analysing the roots and consequences of the 1979 Revolution, a Kurdish perspective casts light on the reasons for the ascendency of radicalism in the aftermath of the event. That is, for radicalism to succeed, Kurdish de facto self-rule had to be suppressed along with the opposition from the left and secular and liberal forces.
Dr Marouf Cabi
LSE
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This page is a summary of: The roots and the consequences of the 1979 Iranian revolution: A Kurdish perspective, Middle Eastern Studies, February 2020, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00263206.2020.1722651.
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