Fakhreddin Azimi is a

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at the

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Selected publications

*''The Quest for

Democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

in Iran: a Century of Struggle against

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Rule'' (Cambridge, Mass.:

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, 2008); *''Iran: The Crisis of Democracy, 1941-53'' (New York & London 1989); revised paperback edition in process;

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20th-century Iranian historians Living people Date of birth missing (living people) University of Connecticut faculty Iranian expatriate academics Iranian emigrants to the United States 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people) American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub