This is an interesting book but if anything it's too ambitious in what it's seeking to cover. There's a lot of history to cover in explaining the background to the Islamic Revolution, the Revolution itself and then the way Iran has progressed since then. Because there's so much going on, and Axworthy is determined to cover it all, it can feel breathless at times, jumping from event to event without much of a pause for breath or deeper analysis. It's very good as an overview of everything that's happened, but it'll likely leave you wanting more depth on the issues that most interest.