عنوان

The quest for democracy in Iran :

(Number (ISBN

0674020367

(Number (ISBN

9780674020368

Erroneous ISBN

0674027787

Erroneous ISBN

0674057066

Erroneous ISBN

9780674027787

Erroneous ISBN

9780674057067

Number

b753355

Title Proper

The quest for democracy in Iran :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a century of struggle against authoritarian rule /

First Statement of Responsibility

Fakhreddin Azimi.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Harvard University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiv, 492 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-479) and index.

Text of Note

Prologue : in search of a national covenant -- Constituting a national community (1906-1953). Constitutional trial and error -- Pahlavist absolutism -- Restoration of parliamentary politics -- Authoritarian supremacy : consolidation and collapse (1953-1979). The trajectories of monarchism -- Revolution : chronicle of an implosion -- The edifice and emplacements of royal rule -- Elective affinities : western imperial interests and authoritarian monarchy -- The architecture of royalist hegemony -- A culture of confrontation -- The eclipse of popular sovereignty : Iran since 1979. The unfolding of clerical rule : oligarchy by divine right? -- The culture of politics : the presence and absence of the past -- Predicaments and prospects -- Epilogue : the resilience of modernity.

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Text of Note

"In a book that provides essential context for understanding modern Iran, Fakherddin Azami present a trenchant narrative- of the history of Iran over the last century, covering political-constitutional developments, society, civic culture, ideology, foreign relations, the economy, and the confrontation between traditionalism and modernity." "In an original account of the revolution of 1978-1979, which overthrew the monarchy, Azimi underlines the salience of democratic aspirations and shows how the rise of the Islamic Republic has boosted the deeply rooted democratic urges in the country." "Based on wide-ranging, original research, this probing and passionate book offers vital historical analysis and addresses issues that remain profoundly relevant to the lives of contemporary Iranians, Equally important, Azimi dispels many misunderstandings about democracy, civic life, and Islamism in Middle Eastern and Muslim societies."--Jacket.

Title

Quest for democracy in Iran.

Democracy-- Iran.

Démocratie-- Iran.

Democracy.

HISTORY-- General.

Politics and government

Iran, Politics and government, 20th century.

Iran, Politique et gouvernement, 20e siècle.

Iran.

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6

7

HIS-- 003000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Azimi, Fakhreddin.

Date of Transaction

20201204125324.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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