A century of revolution : social movements in Iran / John Foran, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foran, John.

Series:

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 2.

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Iran--History--20th century.

Social movements.

Social change--Iran--History--20th century.

Social change.

Revolutions--Iran--History--20th century.

Revolutions.

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

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 263 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume offers a much needed look into the historical, social, and political developments leading up to the Iranian revolution. Bringing together a group of scholars, historians, and social scientists, most of them Iranian in origin, the book documents an extraordinary revolutionary heritage that predates this century.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Names and Dates; Map of Iran; Introduction: On the Study of Social Movements in Iran; 1. Shi'i Political Discourse and Class Mobilization in the Tobacco Movement of 1890-92; 2. Social Democracy and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-11; 3. The Rise of Reza Khan; 4. The Nationalist Movements in Azarbaijan and Kurdistan, 1941-46; 5. The Oil Nationalization Movement, 1949-53; 6. Mosque of Last Resort: State Reform and Social Conflict in the Early 1960's; 7. The Iranian Revolution of 1977-79: A Challenge for Social Theory; 8. Islamic Populism, Class, and Gender in Post revolutionary Iran 9. A Century of Revolution: Comparative, Historical, and Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements in Iran; Select Bibliography; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8609-2

OCLC:

299752282