Bazaar and state in Iran : the politics of the Tehran marketplace / Arang Keshavarzian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keshavarzian, Arang, 1973-

Series:

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 25.

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bazaars (Markets)--Iran--Tehran.

Bazaars (Markets).

Social conditions.

Iran--Economic conditions--1918-.

Iran.

Economic conditions.

Iran--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Iran--Social conditions--20th century.

Iran--Tehran.

Physical Description:

xiii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

The Tehran bazaar has always been central to the Iranian economy and, indeed, to the Iranian urban experience. Arang Keshavarzian's fascinating book compares the economics and politics of the marketplace under the Pahlavis, who sought to undermine it in the drive for modernization, and under the subsequent revolutionary regime, which came to power with a mandate to preserve the bazaar as an 'Islamic' institution. The outcomes of their respective policies were completely at odds with their intentions. Despite the Shah's hostile approach, the bazaar flourished under his rule, and maintained its organizational autonomy to such an extent that it played an integral role in the Islamic revolution. Conversely, the Islamic Republic implemented policies that unwittingly transformed the ways in which the Arang Keshavarzian's book affords unusual insights into the politics, economics and society of Iran across four decades.

Contents:

The puzzle of the Tehran bazaar under the Pahlavi monarchy and the Islamic Republic

Conceptualizing the bazaar

Bazaar transformations : networks, reputations and solidarities

Networks in the context of transformative agendas

Carpets, tea, and teacups : commodity types and sectoral trajectories

Networks of mobilization under two regimes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index.

ISBN:

0521866189

9780521866187

OCLC:

83758684