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Modern Iran since 1921 : the Pahlavis and after / Ali M. Ansari.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ansari, Ali M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iran--History--20th century.
- Iran.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 272 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Longman, [2003]
- Summary:
- Straddled between the world's two major energy basins, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea, and possessing a rich reservoir of hydrocarbon resources as well as diverse minerals, Iran has always been economically significant. The Islamic Revolution thrust the country back onto the political centre-stage, and dramatically altered relations between Iran and the West.This book looks at these developments within an historical context. It charts how Iran sought to respond to the challenge of the West through reform and revolution, and to reverse the deline of the previous century with an ambitious programme of development. Combining detailed historical narrative with comprehensive analysis and explanation, Ali Ansari presents a new interpretation of the complex cultural polity that is modern Iran.
- Contents:
- Reform and reaction 3
- The Constitutional Revolution 5
- Social structures 7
- International integration 8
- Weapons of the weak 9
- Analysing Iranian political structures 10
- The emergence of social forces 13
- Nationalism 14
- A revolutionary century 18
- 2. Reza Khan and the Establishment of the Pahlavi State 20
- Iran in the aftermath of the Constitutional Revolution 21
- The coup of February 1921 24
- Britain and the coup of 1921 26
- The consolidation of power and the imposition of a new order 27
- Nationalism and the myth of the saviour 31
- Domination of the Majlis and civilian reforms 33
- The 'Republican' intermezzo 37
- 3. Reza Shah: Modernisation and Tradition, 1926-41 40
- The invention of tradition 41
- The continuation of reform: nationalism and modernisation 42
- Institutionalising the dynasty: the politics of dynastic nationalism 59
- The fall 72
- An assessment 73
- 4. Political Pluralism and the Ascendancy of Nationalism, 1941-53 75
- The levels of political awareness 77
- The mass media 78
- The radio 80
- The limits of plurality 80
- The dominance of nationalism 82
- Fragmentation: challenges to the Pahlavi state: the Allied Occupation 82
- The tribal revolts 87
- The separatist movements in Azerbaijan and Kurdistan 88
- Contested 'nationalisms' 98
- The young Shah and the development of dynastic nationalism 99
- Dr Mohammad Mosaddeq and the oil nationalisation crisis 106
- Towards oil nationalisation 107
- The Premiership of Dr Mohammad Mosaddeq, 1951-53 112
- 5. The Consolidation of Power, 1953-60 125
- A changing society 126
- The return of the Shah 128
- The politics of consolidation 129
- The 'Mosaddeq Myth' 131
- Ebtehaj and economic development 132
- Cultivating the military: Iran and the Cold War 135
- The Shah ascendant 139
- A fragile royal dominance 143
- 6. The 'White Revolution' 147
- The roots of the 'White Revolution' 148
- Social and economic developments 150
- Amini and the launch of a 'white revolution' 152
- The Shah and the 'White Revolution' 157
- 7. Towards the Great Civilisation 166
- The crest of the wave 167
- The international statesman 176
- Domestic tensions 178
- The 'Emperor of Oil' 182
- Democratic centralism: the Rastakhiz (Resurrection) Party 185
- The myth of imperial authority: the apogee of sacral kingship 187
- Towards the Great Civilisation 189
- 8. Revolution, War and 'Islamic Republic' 192
- The political framework 192
- Reality bites: the fall of the Shah 195
- The triumph of the revolution: the premiership of Bazargan 211
- War 229
- The social and political consequences of the war 239
- Rafsanjani and the ascendancy of the mercantile bourgeoisie 241
- The Islamic Republic defined 243
- Khatami 247
- 9. Conclusion: A Century of Reform and Revolution 250
- Archival sources in Iran 255
- Documentary sources (Persian) 257
- Documentary sources (English) 257
- Newspapers and journals (Persian) 258
- Newspapers and journals (English) 258
- Secondary sources (Persian) 259
- Secondary sources (English) 260.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0582356857
- OCLC:
- 54611515
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