Modern Iran since 1797: Reform and Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781138281851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 442 str.

Ali Ansari

Opis

Revised edition of: Modern Iran: the Pahlavis and after. Harlow, England: Pearson Education, 2007.

Spis treści

Preface to the third edition Glossary Chronology of Modern Iran Map 1 Introduction 2 The legacy of the eighteenth century 3 Fath Ali Shah and the challenge of Europe 4 Resistance, revolt and reaction 5 ‘Enlightenment’ and the Iranian awakening 6 The Constitutional Revolution and its aftermath 7 Reza Khan and the establishment of the Pahlavi state 8 Reza Shah: modernisation and tradition, 1926–41 9 Political pluralism and the ascendancy of nationalism, 1941–53 10 The consolidation of power, 1953–60 11 The ‘White Revolution’ 12 Towards the Great Civilisation 13 Revolution, war and ‘Islamic Republic’ 14 Khatami and the challenge of reform 15 Ahmadinejad, populism and the politics of confrontation 16 Conclusion: Iranians and their history Guide to further research Select bibliography Index

O autorze

Ali M Ansari is Professor of Iranian History at the University of St Andrews. His most recent publications include The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran (2012) and Iran: A Very Short Introduction (2014).