I have started reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. The book starts with her childhood, growing up in Iran just as the Islamic revolution was beginning.
The Iranian revolution is an interesting event to study, in that it was relatively non-violent, truly backed by the people, even legitimized by a referendum and started without a peasant rebellion, military action or financial crisis.
Things changed however after the referendum chose a supreme leader, who then took the country volte-face in an attempt to undo any and all western influence. The rest as they say is history.
You might want to order a copy of Persepolis.
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