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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163937903321

Autore

Ehteshami Anoushiravan

Titolo

Iran : stuck in transition / / Anoushiravan Ehteshami

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-351-98544-2

1-315-27156-7

1-351-98545-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 pages)

Collana

Contemporary Middle East

Disciplina

955.05/4

Soggetti

Iran Politics and government 1997-

Iran Politics and government 1979-1997

Iran Economic conditions 1997-

Iran Foreign relations 1997-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Modern state formation -- 2. Politics of the Islamic Republic -- 3. Iran's political economy -- 4. International relations.

Sommario/riassunto

Having been ruled, more or less continuously, by a range of monarchical dynasties for three millennia, the end of the monarchy in Iran was relatively sudden, taking place in two short years. Since then, Iran has gone through tumultuous change, yet is still apparently caught in a cycle of transition. Iran has now created a complex but unique and non-transferrable system of government, but the question to be asked is whether the Islamic republic has lived up to its founding expectations, serving the Iranian people and helping them to realize their aspirations. This book is the first comprehensive analytical study of the forces which have been shaping and changing modern Iran and its relations with the rest of the world. It looks at the roots of the 1979 revolution and the forces unleashed during the modernization process under the Pahlavi monarchy. Applying a range of theoretical approaches to understanding the Islamic republic's neo-authoritarian political system, Anoushiravan Ehteshami reflects on how the country's new elite emerged and how these new political forces have changed Iran, the stresses on its political system, the forces shaping the



country's political economy, and the Islamic republic's international relations. Written in a clear and insightful manner, this book provides an unparalleled analysis of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a major regional actor and gives fresh insights into the political workings of the world's only Shia, and revolutionary, Islamic Republic. It will be of great importance to students and scholars of Middle East Politics and International Relations, as well as the policy community whose gaze is never too far from this unique country.