The Post-Revolutionary Purge of Iran's Armed Forces
A Revisionist Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory F Rose (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 153-194 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210868408701627 |
| OpenAlex | W1974548915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The popular press and the Iranian exile community have suggested that the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces ceased for the most part to exist as a result of the Islamic Revolution. This view has also been held by some scholars. However, the continued success of the Iranian military on the battlefield against Iraq is strong circumstantial evidence for questioning such a view. While it is true that Iran's professional military fell into considerable desuetude during and after the revolution, this results from other factors, not the postrevolutionary purge of the armed forces. This study will demonstrate the relatively limited scope and impact of the postrevolutionary purge. The purge of the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces took place in two phases: the first from February 1979 to September 30, 1979, the second from October 1979 to mid- September 1980. Each phase differed in intent, scope, intensity, and method
Ancient history · Archaeology · Battlefield · Economic history · Islam · Political science · Purge · Scope (computer science · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |