A Good Revolutionary Is Not A Dead Revolutionary

Ezzat Shahi s Memoirs offer an exceptionally deep insight into one of the most important events of the twentieth century Iran, namely, Iran s Islamic Revolution of 1978-1979. The book is not a scholarly account of the Iranian revolution, nor did it intend to be one. Its uniqueness is in the fact that it was written by an ordinary man with little formal education who participated in the three decades of political activities against the Pahlavi regime. He had his own ideals and aspirations perhaps shared by many activists of similar social background. He made and broke alliances with numerous political groups, but remained steadfast in what he thought was the true ideals of revolutionary activities. The book is unique contribution to contemporary history of Iran.