Navigating Contemporary Iran : Challenging Economic, Social and Political Perceptions

ISBN-13: 9780415678667 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 256 str.

Eric Hooglund; Leif Stenberg

Opis

In this detailed examination of contemporary Iran, renowned scholars explore issues relating to politics, international relations and society, and the way in which the country is perceived by the outside world.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Political Economy  1. Ideals, Interests and Economic Liberalization in the Islamic Republic of Iran  2. Three Placement Modes of the Economy in Post-revolutionary Iranian Society  Part 2: Gender and Politics  3. Gender Transformation in Iran: Thirty Years and Thirty Revolutions  4. Double Agency: Women’s Political Participation in Post-revolutionary Iran  5. The One Million Signatures Campaign and its Impact on Legislators and Legislative Policy in Iran  Part 3: Social Inclusion/Exclusion  6. Discourses of Nationalism, Modernization, and Gender in 20th Century Iran  7. Gender, Ethnicity and Identity: Surrender without Consent among Baluchi Women in Changing Contexts  8. Changing Drug Policies: Institutionalizing a New Social Order  Part 4: Politics, 2009 and Beyond  9. The Post-Election Protests: Reflections from a Country in Transition Jaleh Taheri  10. The Green Movement  Part 5: Dimensions of International Relations  11. Iran’s Influence: A Religio-Political State in its Region and in the World  12. Decoding Ahmadinejad’s Rhetoric on Israel

O autorze

Eric Hooglund is Senior Research Scholar in Contemporary Interpretations of Islam at the Center for Middle East Studies, Lund University, Sweden, and Editor of Middle East Critique. Leif Stenberg is the Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University.