LEADER 03194nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910458376003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84964-343-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000389868 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933631 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421117 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11327930 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421117 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10412655 035 $a(PQKB)11461554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386302 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386302 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479830 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987855 035 $a(OCoLC)654103854 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000389868 100 $a20070907d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIran on the brink$b[electronic resource] $erising workers and threats of war /$fAndreas Malm and Shora Esmailian 210 $aLondon ;$aAnn Arbor, Mich. $cPluto$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2603-X 311 $a0-7453-2604-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Workers in Iran -- pt. 2. Iran in the world. 330 $bAn insider's account of Iran's people, its politics, and the threat of invasion -- This is the first book to explore the changes taking in place in Iran from the ground up. While the world keeps its eyes riveted on Iran's nuclear programme, the Islamic Republic has gone through a crisis of its own. This book shows how soaring unemployment and poverty has given way to social protest. A new labour movement has come to the fore. Although strikes are banned, workers are beginning to organise and underground networks are challenging the rule of the mullahs from within.The authors offer a unique portrait of the social upheaval, why it is happening and where it may take the country. Following the fall of reformism, the rise of Ahmadinejad and the recent outbursts of ethnic violence, this book provides rare insights into the inner contradictions of the Islamic Republic. The second part of the book deals with the international issues facing Iran -- in particular the nuclear question, Iran's oil reserves and the serious threat of invasion. It is a sobering account of the realities of life in Iran, and the threat that war poses to the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people. 606 $aWorking class$zIran$xHistory 606 $aLabor unions$xPolitical activity$zIran 606 $aLabor movement$xPolitical activity$zIran 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997- 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$y1997- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorking class$xHistory. 615 0$aLabor unions$xPolitical activity 615 0$aLabor movement$xPolitical activity 676 $a320.955 700 $aMalm$b Andreas$f1977-$0839882 701 $aEsmailian$b Shora$0957029 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458376003321 996 $aIran on the brink$92167431 997 $aUNINA