Evolving Iran An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic

Name: Evolving Iran An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic
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ISBN: 9781589019782

ISBN-10: 1589019784

ISBN-13: 9781589019782

Edition: 2013

Authors: Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan

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Evolving Iran presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near future. Despite the fact that the revolution ushered in a theocracy, its political system has largely tended to prioritize self-interest and pragmatism over theology and religious values, while continuing to reinvent itself in the face of internal and international threats. The author also examines the prospects for democratization in Iran. Since the early years of the twentieth century, Iranians have attempted to make their political system more democratic, yet various attempts to produce a system…

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List price: $48.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 3/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Glossary



Introduction: The Incomplete Revolution



The Past



Pahlavi Power and the Alienation of the Masses



The Islamic Revolution and the Birth of a New Political System



The Present Political Regime



Elections in Iran: Predicting Iranian Politics



Pressuring the Islamic Republic to Promote Human Rights



Assessing Iranian Foreign Policy since the Revolution: Islamic Realpolitik



Economic Policies in the Midst of Ideological Infighting



The Future



Conclusion: Emancipating Iranian Politics


Bibliography


Index