| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 318 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Indiana series in Middle East studies
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Indiana series in Middle East studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Note on transliteration -- Introduction: politics of contention and conciliation in Iran's semiautocracy / Daniel Brumberg and Farideh Farhi -- 1. Factionalism, Privatization, and the Political Economy of Regime Transformation / Payam Mohseni -- 2. Social Welfare Policies and the Dynamics of Elite and Popular Contention / Kevan Harris -- 3. Education as Public Good or Private Resource: Accommodation and Demobilization in Iran's University System / Shervin Malekzadeh -- 4. The Office of the Supreme Leader: Epicenter of a Theocracy / Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani -- 5. Electoral Politics, Power, and Prospects for Reform / Yasmin Alem -- 6. The Rule of Law and Conflict in the Reform Era / Mehrangiz Kar and Azadeh Pourzand -- 7. The Green Movement and Political Change in Iran / Fatemeh Haghighatjoo -- 8. "This Government Is Neither Islamic nor a Republic": Responses to the 2009 Postelection Crackdown / Shadi Mokhtari -- Epilogue / Daniel Brumberg and Farideh Farhi -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Summary |
This volume provides an unparalleled and timely look at political, social, economic, and ideological dynamics in contemporary Iran. Through chapters on social welfare and privatization, university education, the role and authority of the Supreme Leader, the rule of law, the evolving electoral system, and the intense debate over human rights within and outside the regime, the contributors offer a comprehensive overview of Iranian politics. Their case studies reveal a society whose multiple vectors of contestation, negotiation, and competition are creating possibilities for transformation that are yet to be realized but whose outcome will affect the Islamic Republic, the region, and the relations with the United States. -- from back cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Iran -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Iran. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000-2099 |
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2000-talet |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brumberg, Daniel, editor.
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Farhi, Farideh, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Power and change in Iran. Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2016] 9780253020680 (DLC) 2015046017 (OCoLC)914572933 |
| ISBN |
0253020794 (electronic book) |
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9780253020796 (electronic book) |
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0253020689 |
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025302076X |
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9780253020680 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253020765 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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