A History of Modern Iran
出版时间:
2011-11
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780521528917
定价:
225.00
装帧:
平装
开本:
32开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
228页
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In a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamiantraces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, throughthe discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of thePahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the IslamicRepublic. In the intervening years, the country has experienced abitter war with Iraq, the transformation of society under theclergy and, more recently, the expansion of the state and thestruggle for power between the old elites, the intelligentsia andthe commercial middle class. The author is a compassionateexpositor. While he adroitly negotiates the twists and turns of thecountry's regional and international politics, at the heart of hisbook are the people of Iran. It is to them and their resiliencethat this book is dedicated, as Iran emerges at the beginning ofthe twenty-first century as one of the most powerful states in theMiddle East. Introduction
1. 'Royal despots': state and society under the Qajars
2. Reform, revolution, and the Great War
3. The iron fist of Reza Shah
4. The Nationalist interregnum (1941–53)
5. Muhammad Reza Shah's white revolution
6. The Islamic Republic.
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内容简介:
In a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamiantraces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, throughthe discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of thePahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the IslamicRepublic. In the intervening years, the country has experienced abitter war with Iraq, the transformation of society under theclergy and, more recently, the expansion of the state and thestruggle for power between the old elites, the intelligentsia andthe commercial middle class. The author is a compassionateexpositor. While he adroitly negotiates the twists and turns of thecountry's regional and international politics, at the heart of hisbook are the people of Iran. It is to them and their resiliencethat this book is dedicated, as Iran emerges at the beginning ofthe twenty-first century as one of the most powerful states in theMiddle East.
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目录:
Introduction
1. 'Royal despots': state and society under the Qajars
2. Reform, revolution, and the Great War
3. The iron fist of Reza Shah
4. The Nationalist interregnum (1941–53)
5. Muhammad Reza Shah's white revolution
6. The Islamic Republic.
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