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Contemporary Iran : economy, society, politics / edited by Ali Gheissari.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iran--History--21st century.
- Iran.
- Iran--Social conditions--1997-.
- Iran--Politics and government--1997-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (401 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Introduction, Ali Gheissari Part One: Economy 1. The Oil Wealth and Economic Growth in Iran, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani 2. The Urban Provincial Periphery in Iran: Revolution and War in Ramhormoz, Kaveh Ehsani 3. Nimble Fingers No Longer! Women's Employment in Iran, Roksana Bahramitash and Hadi Salehi Esfahani Part Two: Society 4. Religion, Women, and Political Agency in Iran, Shahla Haeri 5. Who Will Catch Me if I Fall? Health and the Infrastructure of Risk for Urban Young Iranians, Pardis Mahdavi 6. From Punishment to Harm Reduction: Resecularization of Addiction in Contemporary Iran, A
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Part I. Economy; 1. Oil Wealth and Economic Growth in Iran; 2. The Urban Provincial Periphery in Iran: Revolution and War in Ramhormoz; 3. Nimble Fingers No Longer! Women's Employment in Iran; Part II. Society; 4. Women, Religion, and Political Agency in Iran; 5. Who Will Catch Me If I Fall? Health and the Infrastructure of Risk for Urban Young Iranians; 6. From Punishment to Harm Reduction: Resecularization of Addiction in Contemporary Iran; 7. Iran's New Scientific Community; Part III. Politics
- 8. Constitutional Implications of Current Political Debates in Iran9. New Conservative Politics and Electoral Behavior in Iran; 10. Ethnicity and Religious Minority Politics in Iran; 11. Iran's Regional Policies since the End of the Cold War; 12. Iran's Persian Gulf Policy in the Post-Saddam Era; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988860-4
- 0-19-537849-0
- 9786612053948
- 0-19-970285-3
- 1-282-05394-9
- OCLC:
- 320626879
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