Iran between Islamic nationalism and secularism : the constitutional revolution of 1906 / Vanessa Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Vanessa, author.

Series:

I.B. Tauris & BIPS Persian studies series ; 6.

I.B. Tauris & BIPS Persian studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--Politics and government.

Iran.

Politics and government.

Iran--History--20th century.

History.

Nationalism.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Contents:

Part I The Coming of the Revolution 1896-1906 13

1 The Political, Economic and Social Background 15

2 Islam, Secularism and Modernisation 32

3 Tabriz: The Politics and Economics of a North-Western City 44

4 Reform in Shiraz: The People, Qavam al-Mulk, the State and the Tribes 63

5 Isfahan: The Religious Elite and Zill al-Sultan 79

6 Development and Reform in the South: Bushehr and the Rise of Mu'in al-Tujjar 94

Part II The Period of the First Majlis 1906-1908 107

7 Constitutional Development, Local Government and the Role of Islam 109

8 Tabriz: Islam, Radicalisation and Class Struggle 122

9 Shiraz: The Elite Struggle, Islam and Popular Politics 147

10 Isfahan: Haj Aqa Nurallah and the Emergence of Islamism in Isfahan 1907-1908 169

11 Bushehr: Commercial Pragmatism and the Growth of Islamic Activism 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780766638

1780766637

OCLC:

852224571