TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehteshami,Anoushiravan
AU  - Zweiri,Mahjoob
TI  - Iran and the rise of its neoconservatives: the politics of Tehran's silent revolution 
SN  - 1845113888
AV  - DS318.825 .E49 2007
U1  - 955.054 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud
KW  - Iran
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1997-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index; Preface --; Introduction --; 1; Reform in Iran - what went wrong? --; Introduction --; Khatami's rise to power --; Development of the 2nd Khordad movement --; The; reformist elite and its challenges --; Militarization of politics in Iran since the Iran-Iraq War --; Militarization of politics under Khatami --; The; outcome --; Conclusion --; 2. The; neoconservatives' march to power --; Introduction --; Councils (municipal) elections --; Seventh Majlis (parliamentary) elections --; Ninth presidential elections : the rise of Ahmadinejad --; Conclusion --; 3. The; Ahmadinejad phenomenon --; Introduction --; The; family and social roots of President Ahmadinejad --; His early political career --; Electoral success : factors and causes --; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the 'Third Revolution' --; Conclusion --; 4; Domestic politics and internal challenges under Ahmadinejad --; Introduction --; The; struggle for power --; Ascent of the 'popular republic' --; The; changing of the guard - the rise of the middle generation --; Militarization of Iranian politics under Ahmadinejad --; Ahmadinejad and the challenge of governance --; Conclusion --; 5; Iran's regional role under the neoconservatives : challenges and prospects --; Introduction --; New directions in foreign policy --; Iran : entering a new era? --; Iraq and after : clash of the neoconservatives --; US policy options --; Conclusion --; 6; Conclusions --; Appendix : Tables --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
ER  -