Anti-imperialism and the Iranian revolution
Arya Zahedi looks at the problems associated with anti-imperialist ideology during the Iranian revolution to cast light on struggles against the Islamic regime today.
The question of anti-imperialism has been much debated on the revolutionary left–particularly during most of the twentieth century.
The working class in Iran: some background - class struggles from 1979-1989 - Mostafa Saber
Submitted by Red Marriott on Nov 18 2007 15:39
Some excerpts from A Brief Look at the Situation of the Working Class in Iran, a short description of workers' history and conditions - and their struggles during and following the 1979 Revolution.
Of particular interest is the observation that "in practice the [workers'] councils, due to their complete accordance with workers' direct and immediate exercise of power, won an indisputable victory vis-a-vis the unions. The few attempts at creating unions remained irrelevant to the real workers' movement."
1978-1979: The Iranian Revolution
Submitted by Ed on Sep 7 2006 19:05
A history and analysis of the revolution in which socialists aligned themselves with Islamists to overthrow the West-backed Shah.
Following the success of the revolution, the Islamists instituted a theocratic dictatorship and wiped out the workers' movement and the left.
Women and revolution in Iran
From the Writings of Raya Dunayevskaya: Marxist-Humanist Archives
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Women and revolution in Iran
Grave Contradictions of the 1979 Iranian Revolution - Raya Dunayevskaya
Marxist Humanism's Raya Dunayevskaya on the Iranian Revolution.
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