Download or read book Cry of a Nation written by Tahmoores Sarraf and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empirical work of political sociology written both for academic and non-academic readers, The Cry of a Nation portrays the significance of the revolution in Iran by examining its leader and the symbolism, rhetoric, and doctrine of Shi'ism. It also details the events of revolution, the horror of the war with Iraq, and the plight of millions of women, opposition groups, minorities and Iranians displaced abroad. The Cry of a Nation makes comprehensible one of the complex political turmoils of this century.