Iran divided : the historical roots of Iranian debates on identity, culture, and governance in the twenty-first century /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunter, Shireen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.