: The historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
/ Shireen T. Hunter.
Lanham, Maryland
: Rowman & Littlefield
, [2014]
viii, 296 p.
; 23 cm.
English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.
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.
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The historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Right and left (Political science)
Political culture
National characteristics, Iranian.
Iran.
Iran.
Iran.
Iran.
Iran
Iran
Politics and government
Politics and government
21th century.
1997-
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DSR1570
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H86
2014
Hunter
, Shireen
Iran
University of Iran. Central library and documentation center