Iran between Islamic nationalism and secularism

The political, economic and social background -- Islam, secularism and modernisation -- Tabriz: the politics and economics of a north-western city -- Reform in Shiraz: the people, Qavam al-Mulk, the state and the tribes -- Isfahan: the religious elite and Zill al-Sultan -- Development and reform in the South: Buchehr and the rise of Mu'in al-Tujjar -- Constitutional development, local government and the role of Islam -- Tabriz: Islam, radicalisation and class struggle -- Shiraz: the elite struggle, Islam and popular politics -- Isfahan: Haj Aqa Nurallah and the emergence of Islamism in Isfahan 1907-1908 -- Bushehr: commercial pragmatism and the growth of Islamic activism..

Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-263) and index..