LEADER 03233oam 2200481I 450 001 9910163937903321 005 20230810002111.0 010 $a1-351-98544-2 010 $a1-315-27156-7 010 $a1-351-98545-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315271569 035 $a(CKB)3710000001051229 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4799880 035 $a(OCoLC)971613709 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001051229 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aIran $estuck in transition /$fAnoushiravan Ehteshami 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (311 pages) 225 1 $aContemporary Middle East 311 $a0-415-71085-5 311 $a0-415-71083-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Modern state formation -- 2. Politics of the Islamic Republic -- 3. Iran's political economy -- 4. International relations. 330 $aHaving been ruled, more or less continuously, by a range of monarchical dynasties for three millennia, the end of the monarchy in Iran was relatively sudden, taking place in two short years. Since then, Iran has gone through tumultuous change, yet is still apparently caught in a cycle of transition. Iran has now created a complex but unique and non-transferrable system of government, but the question to be asked is whether the Islamic republic has lived up to its founding expectations, serving the Iranian people and helping them to realize their aspirations. This book is the first comprehensive analytical study of the forces which have been shaping and changing modern Iran and its relations with the rest of the world. It looks at the roots of the 1979 revolution and the forces unleashed during the modernization process under the Pahlavi monarchy. Applying a range of theoretical approaches to understanding the Islamic republic's neo-authoritarian political system, Anoushiravan Ehteshami reflects on how the country's new elite emerged and how these new political forces have changed Iran, the stresses on its political system, the forces shaping the country's political economy, and the Islamic republic's international relations. Written in a clear and insightful manner, this book provides an unparalleled analysis of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a major regional actor and gives fresh insights into the political workings of the world's only Shia, and revolutionary, Islamic Republic. It will be of great importance to students and scholars of Middle East Politics and International Relations, as well as the policy community whose gaze is never too far from this unique country. 410 0$aContemporary Middle East (Routledge (Firm)) 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997- 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1979-1997 607 $aIran$xEconomic conditions$y1997- 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$y1997- 676 $a955.05/4 700 $aEhteshami$b Anoushiravan.$0645888 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163937903321 996 $aIran$92287477 997 $aUNINA