Iran, Politics and Government Under the Pahlavis
Title | Iran, Politics and Government Under the Pahlavis PDF eBook |
Author | Dariush Gitisetan |
Publisher | Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
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Winds of Change
Title | Winds of Change PDF eBook |
Author | Reza Pahlavi |
Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2001-12-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780895261915 |
The son of the deposed Shah of Iran reflects on Iran's political situation (without mentioning his father) and argues for a campaign of civil disobedience to the current Iranian regime that would hopefully lead to a constitutional monarchy restoring a Pahlavi to the throne of Iran. He discusses energy policy, foreign policy, and the Iranian Diaspora suggesting that the policies of the current clerical leaders of Iran have led to disastrous results for the Iranian people. He counters this with some rather bland bromides about international cooperation, secularization, self-determination, and cultural preservation. If brought back to the throne, he claims he will consult all of the Iranian people in governing the nation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Culture and Cultural Politics Under Reza Shah
Title | Culture and Cultural Politics Under Reza Shah PDF eBook |
Author | Bianca Devos |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 411 |
Release | 2013-08-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135125600 |
Culture and Cultural Politics Under Reza Shah presents a collection of innovative research on the interaction of culture and politics accompanying the vigorous modernization programme of the first Pahlavi ruler. Examining a broad spectrum of this multifaceted interaction it makes an important contribution to the cultural history of the 1920s and 1930s in Iran, when, under the rule of Reza Shah Pahlavi, dramatic changes took place inside Iranian society. With special reference to the practical implementation of specific reform endeavours, the various contributions critically analyze different facets of the relationship between cultural politics, individual reformers and the everyday life of modernist Iranians. Interpreting culture in its broadest sense, this book brings together contributions from different disciplines such as literary history, social history, ethnomusicology, art history, and Middle Eastern politics. In this way, it combines for the first time the cultural history of Iran’s modernity with the politics of the Reza Shah period. Challenging a limited understanding of authoritarian rule under Reza Shah, this book is a useful contribution to existing literature for students and scholars of Middle Eastern History, Iranian History and Iranian Culture.
Revolution in Iran
Title | Revolution in Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Mehran Kamrava |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2016-11-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1315404524 |
Observers of Iran have often ascribed the main cause of the revolution to economic problems under the Shah’s regime. This book, first published in 1990, on the other hand focuses on the political and social factors which contributed of the Pahlavi dynasty. Mehran Kamrava looks at the revolution in detail as a political phenomenon, making use of extensive interviews with former revolutionary leaders, cabinet ministers and diplomats to show the central role of the political collapse of the regime in bringing about the revolution. He concentrates on the internal and the international developments leading to this collapse, and the social environment in which the revolution’s leaders emerged.
The Last Shah
Title | The Last Shah PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Takeyh |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2021-01-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 030021779X |
The surprising story of Iran's transformation from America's ally in the Middle East into one of its staunchest adversaries "An original interpretation that puts Iranian actors where they belong: at center stage."--Michael Doran, Wall Street Journal "For the clearest view of Iran for the last 100 years, this book is it."--Marvin Zonis, author of Majestic Failure: The Fall of the Shah Offering a new view of one of America's most important, infamously strained, and widely misunderstood relationships of the postwar era, this book tells the history of America and Iran from the time the last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was placed on the throne in 1941 to the 1979 revolution that brought the present Islamist government to power. This revolution was not, as many believe, the popular overthrow of a powerful and ruthless puppet of the United States; rather, it followed decades of corrosion of Iran's political establishment by an autocratic ruler who demanded fealty but lacked the personal strength to make hard decisions and, ultimately, lost the support of every sector of Iranian society. Esteemed Middle East scholar Ray Takeyh provides new interpretations of many key events--including the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq and the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini--significantly revising our understanding of America and Iran's complex and difficult history.
Iran Under the Pahlavis
Title | Iran Under the Pahlavis PDF eBook |
Author | George Lenczowski |
Publisher | Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
State and Society in Iran
Title | State and Society in Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Homa Katouzian |
Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 2000-07-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Seeking to explain the background to Iran's almost continuous adherence to one party rule, Homa Katouzian offers a theoretical framework for the study of the country's history. His approach provides insights into the present situation in the country.