43 review for Winds of Change: The Furture of Democracy in Iran

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   4 out of 5

   Jim – Jul 09, 2018

   An interesting yet dated look into the future of both Iran and the nation's opposition movement by Reza Pahlavi, the last heir apparent to the throne of the Imperial State of Iran. Pahlavi argues for a non-violent campaign of protest and civil disobedience against the current regime, emulating successful protest movements of other nations. A large part of the book deals with the hypothetical systems of government that could arise in a post-regime Iran, and the pros and cons of each of them. Inte An interesting yet dated look into the future of both Iran and the nation's opposition movement by Reza Pahlavi, the last heir apparent to the throne of the Imperial State of Iran. Pahlavi argues for a non-violent campaign of protest and civil disobedience against the current regime, emulating successful protest movements of other nations. A large part of the book deals with the hypothetical systems of government that could arise in a post-regime Iran, and the pros and cons of each of them. Interestingly enough, Pahlavi does not want to re-establish an iron-fisted rule of Iran by the monarchy, rather he would want the royal family to play a role of ceremony, and be a non-partisan stabilizer to a democratically elected government, similar to the role of royal families in Europe today.

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   4 out of 5

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   5 out of 5

   Lucas Proto – Apr 18, 2017

   A laughable attempt from Reza Pahlavi, son of the infamous Reza Sha of Iran, to show himself as the unifier his country needs to achieve a true democracy. Pahlavi avoids any reference to Iran before the 1979 revolution, which ousted his father, condemns theocracy and calls for a peaceful revolution, all while spewing as many truisms and tautologies as a book just short of 150 pages can contain. Even if his work was just a well-intentioned manifesto without personal interests at stake -which it isn A laughable attempt from Reza Pahlavi, son of the infamous Reza Sha of Iran, to show himself as the unifier his country needs to achieve a true democracy. Pahlavi avoids any reference to Iran before the 1979 revolution, which ousted his father, condemns theocracy and calls for a peaceful revolution, all while spewing as many truisms and tautologies as a book just short of 150 pages can contain. Even if his work was just a well-intentioned manifesto without personal interests at stake -which it isn't-, it would be naïve at best and dangerously stupid at worst.

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   5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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