Modern Iran

Today's Iran is rarely out of the headlines. Labelled by George W Bush as a part of his 'axis of evil' and perceived as a real nuclear threat by some, Iran is increasingly seen as an enemy of the West. And yet for many Iran remains shrouded in mystery and incomprehensible to Western analysis. Modern Iran offers a comprehensive analysis and explanation of political, social and economic developments in Iran during the 20th century. Since it first published in 2003 Modern Iran has become a staple for students and lecturers wishing to gain a clear understand of the histo.

Secondary sources (Persian).

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Chronology of Modern Iran; Map; 1 Introduction; Reform and reaction; The Constitutional Revolution; Social structures; International integration; Weapons of the weak; Analysing Iranian political structures; The emergence of social forces; Nationalism; A revolutionary century; 2 Reza Khan and the Establishment of the Pahlavi State; Iran in the aftermath of the Constitutional Revolution; The coup of February 1921; Britain and the coup of 1921.

The consolidation of power and the imposition of a new orderNationalism and the myth of the saviour; Domination of the Majlis and civilian reforms; The 'Republican' intermezzo; 3 Reza Shah: Modernisation and Tradition, 1926-41; The invention of tradition; The continuation of reform: nationalism and modernisation; Institutionalising the dynasty: the politics of dynastic nationalism; The fall; An assessment; 4 Political Pluralism and the Ascendancy of Nationalism, 1941-53; The levels of political awareness; The mass media; The radio; The limits of plurality; The dominance of nationalism.

Fragmentation: challenges to the Pahlavi state: the Allied Occup…