| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies |
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Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Navigating Contemporary Iran; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: what is Iran's essence?: Eric Hooglund and Leif Stenberg; Part I: Political economy; 1. Ideals, interests and economic liberalization in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Evaleila Pesaran; 2. Three placement modes of the economy in post-revolutionary Iranian society: Mohammad Majloo; Part II: Gender and politics; 3. Gender transformation in Iran: thirty years and thirty revolutions: Roksana Bahramitash |
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4. Double agency: women's political participation in post-revolutionary Iran: Fatemeh Sadeghi5. The One Million Signatures Campaign and its impact on legislators and legislative policy in Iran: Fatemeh Haghighatjoo; Part III: Social inclusion/exclusion; 6. Discourses of nationalism, modernization and gender in twentieth-century Iran: Rouzbeh Parsi; 7. Gender, ethnicity and identity in Iran: surrender without consent among Baluchi women in changing contexts: Azadeh Kian; 8. Changing drug policies: institutionalizing a new social order: Janne Bjerre Christensen |
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Part IV: Politics, 2009 and beyond9. The post-election protests: reflections from a country in transition: Jaleh Taheri; 10. The Green Movement: Farhad Khosrokhavar; Part V: Dimensions of international relations; 11. Iran's regional influence: Elaheh Rostami-Povey; 12. Decoding Ahmadinejad's rhetoric on Israel: Eric Hooglund; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This detailed examination of contemporary Iran addresses the most important current social, political, and economic issues facing the nation and the way it is perceived by the outside world. The volume brings together some of the most important scholars and researchers in the field, working in such diverse disciplines as anthropology, economics, history, international relations, philosophy, political science, and sociology, to offer a broad range of perspectives on the significance of three decades of changes for Iran's current and near-term-future domestic and international politics. Drawing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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History, Modern.
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Economic history.
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History, Modern.
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Politics and government.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1997- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005196
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Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98004950
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Iran -- Economic conditions -- 1997-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98004965
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| Subject |
Iran.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hooglund, Eric
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Stenberg, Leif
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| ISBN |
9780203136911 |
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0203136918 |
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