Social movements in twentieth-century Iran : culture, ideology, and mobilizing frameworks / Stephen C. Poulson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poulson, Stephen C., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Social movements.

Iran--Social conditions--20th century.

Iran.

Iran--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Oxford, England : Lexington Books, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stephen C. Poulson investigates cycles of social protest in Iran from 1890 to the present era. This work covers the following social movements: the 1890-92 Tobacco Movement; the 1906-09 Constitutional Revolution; two post-World War II movements, the Tudeh (Masses) and the National Front; the 1963 Qom Protest; and the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution. Poulson shows how various Iranian political actors have framed their dissent, drawing on both regional and Western-influenced modes of protest to achieve their ends.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Foundations of Social Movement Theory; Part I: Culture, Social Structure, and Unifying Narratives in Twentieth-Century Iran; 3. Culture and Anchoring Social Movement Narratives in Islamic History; 4. Culture and Symbolic Protest in Iranian History; 5. Social Structure: Relations between the Religious Elite, the Bazaar, the State, and the Crowd in Iran; 6. Social Structure: British and Russian Intervention in Iran

Part II: Cycles of Protest and the Negotiation of Movement Frames in Twentieth-Century Iran7. The Tobacco Movement (1890-1892); 8. The Constitutional Revolution (1906-1909); 9. Post-World War II Nationalist Movements: The Tudeh Party and the National Front (1944-1953); 10. Ideology and Movement Frames of the Iranian Religious Revival (1962-1978); 11. Post-Revolutionary Movements in Modem Iran; 12. A Century of Social Movements in Iran; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32637-3

0-7391-0888-3

0-7391-6101-6

OCLC:

854977854