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How did the Ayatollah Khomeini create his Islamic state? What were the ideas which drove him and his movement? What organisation and methods helped bring him to power? This extraordinary book is the first to analyse the ideological roots of an Islamic state as conceived by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Surprisingly, the author finds much of the inspiration behind KhomeiniOCOs political thinking as being influenced by Western sources - his writings on the supreme Islamic Jurist being affected by PlatoOCOs notions of the philosopher-king and his views of state power and centralism being closely linked to his understanding of Marxist/Leninist totalitarianism._x000D__x000D_OCyIn a provocative analysis of Khomeni's surprising success in politicizing Iranians to revolutionary action and the establishment of the Islamic Republic, Vanessa Martin focuses on Khomeini's radicalization of religious thought and on his pragmatism in responding to evolving events. The significance of Creating an Islamic State, however, goes far beyond modern Iranian and Middle Eastern history and should be read by all students of comparative and modern history in general.OCO _x000D_Gene R. Garthwaite, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire_x000D__x000D_OCyVanessa Martin's Creating an Islamic State is a strikingly illuminating book, essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how Ayatollah Khomeini's vision of clerical rule evolved, and how, after the overthrow of the Shah, it came to be established as the form of government in the Islamic Republic of Iran.OCOProfessor David Morgan University of Wisconsin-Madison._x000D_"