Iran Divided: The historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
Shireen T. Hunter
Iran Divided: The historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
Author
Shireen T. HunterPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersEdition 1
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Title and Author
Iran Divided: The historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century / Shireen T. HunterPublication Details
لانهام : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers، 2014مPhysical Description
viii, 296 p.; 23 cm.Subject
Iran Politics and government -- 20th centuryIslam and politics -- Iran
Islam and state -- Iran
Right and left (Political science) -- Iran
Political culture -- Iran
National characteristics, Iranian
Iran Politics and government -- 1997-
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 182-482( and index.
Contents
Iran's social, economic, political, and cultural conditions at the dawn of the 19th century -- Encounter with the West, efforts at reform and modernization, and their consequences -- The left in Iran : origins and evolution -- Islamic opposition to the Shah : groups, individuals, and thinking -- The revolution triumphs, the coalition fractures, and power struggles begin -- Factions, discourses and politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1980-1997 -- The left's revenge, the Khatami presidency, and the reformist discourse -- Khatami's second term, 2001-2005 : continued domestic bickering and new international challenges -- Ahmadinejad presidency's first term, 2005-2009 : restoring revolutionary values -- Presidential elections of 2009 and Ahmadinejad's second term -- June 2013 presidential elections : outcome, significance, and potential consequences