Iranian history and politics : the dialectic of state and society / Homa Katouzian.
Material type: TextSeries: RoutledgeCurzon/BIPS Persian studies seriesPublisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003Description: xiv, 274 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415297540
- 9780415297547
- 955.05 21
- DS315 .K38 2003
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 955.05 KAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A290583B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The theory of arbitrary rule: status and implications -- Towards a general theory of Iranian revolutions -- Arbitrary rule: a comparative theory of state, politics and society in Iran -- The Aridisolatic Society: a model of long-term social and economic development in Iran -- European liberalisms and modern concepts of liberty in Iran -- Problems of democracy and the public sphere in modern Iran -- Problems of political development in Iran: democracy, dictatorship or arbitrary government -- Liberty and licence in the constitutional revolution of Iran -- The campaign against the Anglo-Iranian Agreement of 1919 -- The revolt of Shaikh Mohammed Khiyabani -- Iran's fiscal history and the nature of state and society in Iran -- The execution of Amir Hasank the Vazir: some lessons for the historical sociology of Iran -- --
Pt. I. Arbitrary rule: a theory of Iranian history and politics -- 1. The theory of arbitrary rule: status and implications -- 2. Towards a general theory of Iranian revolutions -- 3. Arbitrary rule: a comparative theory of state, politics and society in Iran -- 4. The Aridisolatic society: a model of long-term social and economic development in Iran -- 5. European liberalisms and modern concepts of liberty in Iran -- 6. Problems of democracy and the public sphere in modern Iran -- Pt. II. Arbitrary rule: applications to Iranian history and politics -- 7. Problems of political development in Iran: democracy, dictatorship or arbitrary government? -- 8. Liberty and licence in the constitutional revolution of Iran -- 9. The campaign against the Anglo-Iranian agreement of 1919 -- 10. The revolt of Shaikh Mohammad Khiyabani -- 11. Iran's fiscal history and the nature of state and society in Iran -- 12. The execution of Amir Hasanak the vazir: some lessons for the historical sociology of Iran.
"This book is the first modern theory of Iranian history. It explains Iran's history and politics - past, recent and present - and solves many of the puzzles that both lay and professional observers have long felt about them. For example, it shows why there was a revolution in 1905-1906 for democracy and modernisation, and one in 1977-1979 for an Islamic republic (or communist state). Or why many of the Iranians who, in 1979, angrily supported the occupation and hostage-taking of American diplomats in Tehran, are now emotionally pro-American and wish that the United States would help them directly in changing Iran's regime." "The book offers a completely new and alternative approach to the understanding of Iranian history, politics and society, and its consequences for political action and behaviour in that country."--Jacket.
"This book is the first modern theory of Iranian history. It explains Iran's history and politics - past, recent and present - and solves many of the puzzles that both lay and professional observers have long felt about them. For example, it shows why there was a revolution in 1905-1906 for democracy and modernisation, and one in 1977-1979 for an Islamic republic (or communist state). Or why many of the Iranians who, in 1979, angrily supported the occupation and hostage-taking of American diplomats in Tehran, are now emotionally pro-American and wish that the United States would help them directly in changing Iran's regime." "The book offers a completely new and alternative approach to the understanding of Iranian history, politics and society, and its consequences for political action and behaviour in that country."--BOOK JACKET.
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