01559     2200289   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001000123084001600133100001900149245007600168260004400244300002500288520072100313650003501034990002501069990002501094990002501119990002501144990002501169990002501194990002501219990002501244INLIS00000000000330320221025100419  a0010-0520003303221025                |          | eng    a9780415454865  aeng  a324.7  a324.7 ANS i0 aAnsari, Ali M.1 aIran Under Ahmadinejad : The Politics of Confrontation /cAli M. Ansari  aOxon :bKluwer Law International,c2007  a104p.;23 cm ;c23 cm  aThe election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the summer of 2005 thrust iran into the international limelight in a way that few would have predicted. Robust, confrontational and given to bombastic rhetoric, Ahmadinejad has drawn condemnation from the West and praise from the Middle Eastern street in almost equal measure. This paper looks at the details of his political rise and asseses his presidency to date within the context of the dynamics of Irianan politics. Examining the key themes of his presidency, the paper asseses the effectiveness of his politicies and analyses his populitst approach, in particular his use of nationalism and the cult of the Twelfth Iman. 4aIran - politics and government  a10342/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10343/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10343/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10342/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10343/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10342/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10342/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10343/MKRI-P/XI-2008