Dictators and the Higher Education Dilemma : State Power and the University in Modern Iran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golkar, Saeid.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Dictators and the Higher Education Dilemma explores a powerful contradiction at the heart of modern authoritarian regimes: while universities are essential for producing skilled labor and projecting national progress, they also cultivate critical thinkers who can challenge state power.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1: State and University Under the Pahlavi Monarchy, 1925-1978

1. Modernizing Under Command: Reza Shah, Universities, and the Rewriting of Iranian Society, 1925-1940

2. Between Reform and Repression: The Higher Education Dilemma Under Young Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1962

3. Modernization, Control, and Crisis: The University and State Power in the Late Pahlavi Era, 1963-1978

Part 2: State and University Under the Islamic Republic, 1979-2024

4. From Ivory Tower to Ideological Stronghold: Khomeini's Cultural Revolution in Higher Education, 1979-1988

5. From Expansion to Enforcement: The Battle for Universities Under Khamenei, 1989-2004

6. From Reform to Repression: Universities Under Khamenei's Personalist Rule, 2005-2024

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Golkar, Saeid Dictators and the Higher Education Dilemma

ISBN:

9781978842694

OCLC:

1592101579