Eternal Iran

PATRICK CLAWSON is Deputy Director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He has written or edited more than twenty books, primarily on contemporary Middle Eastern politics. Prior to joining The Washington Institute in 1997, his previous positions included four years each as senior economist at the National Defense University's Institute for National Strategic Studies, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, where he edited the foreign policy quarterly Orbis, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. MICHAEL RUBIN is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterpri

Exploring continuities and changes, this book provides the historical backdrop crucial to understanding how Iranian pride and sense of victimization combine to make its politics contentious and potentially dangerous.Exploring continuities and changes, this book provides the historical backdrop crucial to understanding how Iranian pride and sense of victimization combine to make its politics contentious and potentially dangerous.