The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy : : 1949–Present / / Masoud Kazemzadeh.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Kazemzadeh, Masoud,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences , 20
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XI, 197 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface and Acknowledgments --; Contents --; About the Author --; Chapter 1 Introduction --; Chapter 2 The Struggle for Independence, Democracy, and Freedom: 1949–1977 --; Chapter 3 INF Parties --; Chapter 4 The INF and the Revolution, 1977–1979 --; Chapter 5 The Struggle against Khomeini and the Fundamentalist Regime 1979–2021 --; Chapter 6 INF, the Soviet Union, and the Far Left --; Chapter 7 Religion, Politics, and the INF --; Chapter 8 The INF Today --; Chapter 9 Iran National Front-Organizations Abroad --; Chapter 10 Criticisms of the INF --; Chapter 11 Political Situation in Iran Today --; Chapter 12 Conclusion --; Appendix 1: INF Documents --; Appendix 2: INF-OA Documents --; Appendix 3: Interview with the INF Leader --; Select Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110782158; 9783110766820; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110994513; 9783110994407
• ISSN: 2747-5689
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110782158
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Masoud Kazemzadeh.

The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy: 1949–Present explores the activities of the Iran National Front (INF). The INF is a coalition of parties, groups, and individuals and Iran’s oldest and main pro-democracy political party. This book presents a political history of the INF from 1949 to the present day. It discusses the current platform of the INF, its leadership, policies, strategies, as well as criticisms and weaknesses. The volume draws on a rich range of primary sources, INF documents, and interviews, including translated transcripts with the top leader of the INF. As it is one of the major political parties opposing the current regime in Iran, the book also examines the current situation in the country. It provides an analysis of the nature of the political systems under the Shah and the Islamic Republic.