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Strange rebels : 1979 and the birth of the 21st century / Christian Caryl.

by Caryl, Christian.

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Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group ; [2013]

History, Modern -- 1945-1989.

World politics -- 1975-1985.

Nineteen seventies.

9780465018383 (hc.)

0465018386 (hc.)

xv, 407 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391) and index.

The great backlash -- Malaise -- Dragon Year -- "A wild but welcoming state of anarchy" -- The emperor as revolutionary -- Tory insurrectionists -- A dream of redemption -- The Imam -- With a gun in the hand -- The Prophet's proletariat -- Truth from facts -- The blood of the martyrs -- The Lady -- Thrice banished, thrice restored -- The Evangelist -- Eleven million people -- Back to the future -- The second revolution -- Playing bridge -- Fraternal assistance -- Solidarity -- Khomeini's children -- Jihad -- "The Lady's not for turning" -- Socialism with Chinese characteristics -- The problem with progress.

"Most historians would have us believe that the 20th century ended and the 21st century began in 1989, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the triumph of the West over the Soviet Union. But the world we live in today--and the problems that plague it--can actually be traced back a decade earlier. 1979 was the year that the postwar order evaporated, reshaping the international system and making way for a new era of global history. In 1979 a series of counterrevolutions swept the globe. China launched reforms that would make it the economic powerhouse it is today. Pope John Paul II traveled to Poland, challenging communism in Eastern Europe by reigniting its people's suppressed Catholic faith. An Islamic revolution transformed Iran into a theocracy almost overnight, while the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan gave rise to that country's mujahedin resistance, the precursor to al-Qaeda. Margaret Thatcher became prime minister, returning Britain to a purer form of free-market capitalism and inspiring Ronald Reagan to do the same. A groundbreaking explanation of the year that set the course for the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher.

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