Research Catalog

Title

Iran : stuck in transition / Anoushiravan Ehteshami.

Author

Ehteshami, Anoushiravan

Publication

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.

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Description

xiv, 296 pages; 24 cm

Summary

Having been ruled, more or less continuously, by a range of monarchical dynasties for three millennia, the end of the monarchy in Iran was relatively sudden, taking place in two short years. Since then, Iran has gone through tumultuous change, yet is still apparently caught in a cycle of transition. Iran has now created a complex but unique and non-transferrable system of government, but the question to be asked is whether the Islamic republic has lived up to its founding expectations, serving the Iranian people and helping them to realize their aspirations. This book is the first comprehensive analytical study of the forces which have been shaping and changing modern Iran and its relations with the rest of the world. It looks at the roots of the 1979 revolution and the forces unleashed during the modernization process under the Pahlavi monarchy. Applying a range of theoretical approaches to understanding the Islamic republic's neo-authoritarian political system, Anoushiravan Ehteshami reflects on how the country's new elite emerged and how these new political forces have changed Iran, the stresses on its political system, the forces shaping the country's political economy, and the Islamic republic's international relations. Written in a clear and insightful manner, this book provides an unparalleled analysis of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a major regional actor and gives fresh insights into the political workings of the world's only Shia, and revolutionary, Islamic Republic. It will be of great importance to students and scholars of Middle East Politics and International Relations, as well as the policy community whose gaze is never too far from this unique country.

Series Statement

The contemporary Middle East

Uniform Title

Contemporary Middle East (Routledge (Firm))

Subjects

• Iran
• Iran > Foreign relations > 1997-
• Diplomatic relations
• Iran > Politics and government > 1997-
• Iran > Economic conditions > 1997-
• Since 1979
• Politics and government
• Iran > Politics and government > 1979-1997
• Economic history

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : narrating Iran in the twenty first century -- Modern state formation -- Politics of the Islamic Republic -- Iran's political economy -- International relations.

Call Number

JFE 17-4043

ISBN

• 9780415710831
• 0415710839
• 9780415710855
• 0415710855

LCCN

2016036333

OCLC

961423352

Author

Ehteshami, Anoushiravan, author.

Title

Iran : stuck in transition / Anoushiravan Ehteshami.

Publisher

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The contemporary Middle East

Contemporary Middle East (Routledge (Firm))

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

Since 1979

Research Call Number

JFE 17-4043