Part 1. Rise of the state - Democracy or state-building?, 1906-1941 - The triumph of the state,1941-1979 - Part 2. The crucible of the revolution - Revolution and war fundamentalism, 1979-1989 - An Islamic developmental state?, 1989-1997 - State and limits to democracy, 1997-2005 - Epilogue: prospects for a democratic state - Notes - Bibliography - Index.