Iran

From Theocracy to the Green Movement

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Negin Nabavi brings together essays written by experts and scholars that shed light on the many transformations that Iran has experienced in the thirty years under the Islamic Republic and speculate on the import of the developments of 2009 and beyond.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-08-30
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor186
Upplaga2012
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230114616

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FARIDEH FARHI Affiliate, Graduate Faculty of Political Science, University of Hawaii at ManoaFARIBA ADELKHAH Senior Research Fellow, Institut d'Études Politiques (Sciences Po)BABAK RAHIMI Assistant Professor of Iranian and Islamic Studies, University of California, San DiegoRASMUS CHRISTIAN ELLING Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of LondonKJETIL SELVIK Assistant Professor, University of Oslo; Researcher, Fafo Institute of Applied International StudiesFATEMEH SADEGHI Independent scholar and Tehran-based researcher MARIE LADIER-FOULADI Social demographer and researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Centre on Population and Development (CEPED), University of Paris Descartes

PART I: RELIGION, POLITICS, AND DISCOURSE The Tenth Presidential Elections and their Aftermath; F.Farhi The Political Economy of the Green Movement: Contestation and Political Mobilization in Iran; F.Adelkhah From 'Reform' to 'Rights': Mapping a Changing Discourse in Iran, 1997-2009; N.Nabavi The Sacred in Fragments: Shi'i Iran since the 1979 Revolution; B.Rahimi PART II: NATIONAL IDEOLOGY, THE ECONOMY, AND THE STATE Matters of Authenticity: Nationalism, Islam and Ethnic Diversity in Iran; R.C.Elling From 'Enemies of the Revolution' to Unfulfilled Ideal: Private Industrial Entrepreneurs in the Islamic Republic of Iran; K.Selvik PART III: WOMEN, YOUTH, AND SOCIETY The Green Movement: A Struggle against Islamist Patriarchy?; F.Sadeghi Socio-demographic Changes in the Family and their Impact on the Socio-Political Behavior of the Youth in Post-Revolutionary Iran; M.Ladier-Fouladi

"This outstanding book is an indispensable contribution to the study of contemporary Iran. It brings together a rich set of analytical and informative essays by leading authorities and covers a wide range of topics, from the significance of the Green Movement in terms of Iranian politics and society to the identity politics and culture of private business entrepreneurship in the Islamic Republic. Timely and thought-provoking, this multi-disciplinary volume on the dynamics of a culture and society undergoing change is essential reading for any serious inquiry into the contemporary Middle East." -Ahmad Ashraf, Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University"This volume offers a wide range of in-depth studies on Iran's recent history. It will be of immediate interest to Iran specialists as well as those working on social implications of religious political movements in general." - Ali Gheissari, adjunct professor of History, University of San Diego