The aim of this book is to re-visit the moment in time when the power of Third Worldism at once peaked and dramatically declined in one of the world regions where it had up until then represented a strong promise for change. The time in question is the historical turning points of the late 1970s and early 1980s; and the region is the Middle East. Specifically, this book focusses on two struggles for national liberation in West Asia – namely Palestine and Iran – that not only were pivotal to political developments in the broader region, but also of great significance to a global solidarity movement.