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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450864603321

Autore

Bayat Mangol

Titolo

Iran's first revolution [[electronic resource] ] : Shi'ism and the constitutional revolution of 1905-1909 / / Mangol Bayat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

1-280-52558-4

0-19-534503-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

Studies in Middle Eastern history

Disciplina

955.05/1

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Iran

Electronic books.

Iran History 1905-1911

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. The State and the Olama in late Qajar Iran: A Reappraisal; 2. The Intelligentsia and the Merchants; 3. The Religious Dissidents; 4. The Transcaucasian Connection; 5. Political Agitation and the Mobilization of Religion; 6. Revolution in the Making; 7. The Establishment of the First Majles; 8. The Mashruta-Mashru'a Battle; 9. The Passage of the Supplement; 10. The Coup; 11. The Lesser Despotism; Conclusion; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

An historical survey of the Iranian constitutional revolution of 1905-1909, which resulted in the establishment of Iran's first parliamentary democracy. The text aims to provide a context for an understanding of the country's religious revolution of 1978-1979.