Politics and Culture in Contemporary Iran : Challenging the Status Quo / ed. by Larry Diamond, Abbas Milani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bashiriyeh, Hossein, Contributor.

Bihbihānī, Sīmīn, Contributor.

Diamond, Larry Jay, Editor.

Etling, Bruce, Contributor.

Golkar, Saeid, Contributor.

Haghighatjoo, Fatemeh, Contributor.

Kār, Mihrʹangīz, Contributor.

Kelly, John, Contributor.

Milani, Abbas, Editor.

Namjoo, Mohsen, Contributor.

Naraghi, Arash, Contributor.

Yahyanejad, Mehdi, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores the political, social, and cultural ferment stirring beneath the surface in Iran as forces emerge and evolve to challenge the status quo.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Ayatollah Khomeini’s Theory of Government

2. Cleavages in Iranian Politics Since 1979

3. Democracy After the Green Movement

4. Examining Iran’s Legal Structure

5. The Rule of the Basij in Iranian Politics

6. A Portrait of the Persian Blogosphere

7. The Role of Social Media: Myth and Reality

8. The Revolution and Music: A Personal Odyssey

9. Iran’s Democratic Movements

Epilogue: A History of Postrevolutionary Iran: A Prose Poem

Bibliography

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-077-4

OCLC:

1334343966