'A new book about post-revolutionary Iran ... with a degree of detail and analysis not available until now.' - The Guardian'Hiro's work is encyclopaedic' - The Times'Leaves the reader with a deeper understanding of Iran' - Sunday Times'A competent, sensible narrative of the eventful last half-dozen years ... Hiro writes with colour and excitement' - Observer'Readable and compact political history of the Iranian revolution ... one of the engaging features of this book is that it provides an altogether coherent view of the Iranian revolution' - Los Angeles Times'Balanced and carefully researched account of the revolution and its first five years' - London Review of Books'The chief merits of this work are its readable style and the author's firsthand knowlegde acquired during three visits to the Islamic Republic' - Choice