Guests of the Ayatollah
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Guests of the Ayatollah is a nonfiction book by journalist Mark Bowden that provides a detailed narrative account of the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guests of the Ayatollah canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Mark Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chroniclesDuration | 444 days ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
captivity of American hostages in Iran
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failed U.S. rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
American foreign policy
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hostage-taking ⓘ international conflict ⓘ political Islam ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American diplomats
NERFINISHED
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Iranian student militants ⓘ U.S. Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. government officials ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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nonfiction ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780871139252 ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | around 680 ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy Carter administration NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Embassy in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
journalistic
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narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrative |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1979
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1980 ⓘ 1981 ⓘ |
| timeToRead | long-form ⓘ |
| topic |
Islamic Revolution
NERFINISHED
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United States–Iran relations NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
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