Contemporary Iran Economy, Society, Politics

Zusatztext A critical book for engaging Iran in the post-Bush era. It reveals Iran's complex society as it deals with the crises all societies must now deal with: from crises in energy, economics, law, scientific research and foreign policy to drugs, sex, housing, health care, population growth and crime to local and ethnic tensions, war and violence and their terrible after effects. A serious work of scholarship by European and North American writers, rising stars and longtime Iran watchers. Informationen zum Autor Ali Gheissari is Professor of History at the University of San Diego and a Visiting Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford. Klappentext Iran is a key player in some of the most crucial issues of our time. But because of its relative diplomatic isolation and the partisan nature of conflicting accounts voiced by different interest groups both inside and outside the country, there is a shortage of hard information about the scale and depth of social change in today's Iran. In this volume, and imposing roster of both internationally renowned Iranian scholars and rising young Iranian academics offer contributions--many based on recent fieldwork--on the nature and evolution of Iran's economy, significant aspects of Iran's changing society, and the dynamics of its domestic and international politics since the 1979 revolution, focusing particularly on the post-Khomeini period. The book will be of great interest not only to Iran specialists, but also to scholars of comparative politics, democratization, social change, politics in the Muslim world, and Middle Eastern studies. Zusammenfassung Iran's geographical location, its oil, its nuclear program, its volatile political landscape, its espousal of militant Islam, all combine to make it a key player in some of the most crucial issues of our time. But because of its relative isolation, there is a shortage of hard information about today's Iran. In this volume, an imposing roster of both internationally renowned Iranian scholars and rising young Iranian academics offer essays - many based on recent fieldwork - on the nature and evolution of Iran's economy, significant aspects of Iran's changing society, and the dynamics of its domestic and international politics since the 1979 revolution, focusing particularly on the post-Khomeini period. The book will be of great interest not only to Iran specialists, but also to scholars of comparative politics, democratization, social change, politics in the Muslims world, and Middle Eastern studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Ali Gheissari Part One: Economy 1: The Oil Wealth and Economic Growth in Iran, by Djavad Salehi-Isfahani 2: The Urban Provincial Periphery in Iran: Revolution and War in Ramhormoz, by Kaveh Ehsani 3: Nimble Fingers No Longer! Womens Employment in Iran, by Roksana Bahramitash and Hadi Salehi Esfahani Part Two: Society 4: Religion, Women, and Political Agency in Iran, by Shahla Haeri 5: Who Will Catch Me if I Fall? Health and the Infrastructure of Risk for Urban Young Iranians, by Pardis Mahdavi 6: From Punishment to Harm Reduction: Resecularization of Addiction in Contemporary Iran, by Amir-Arsalan Afkhami 7: Irans New Scientific Community, by Farhad Khosrokhavar Part Three: Politics 8: Constitutional Implications of Current Political Debates in Iran, by Saïd Amir Arjomand 9: New Conservative Politics and Electoral Behavior in Iran, by Ali Gheissari and Kaveh-Cyrus Sanandaji 10: Ethnicity and Religious Minority Politics in Iran, by Nayereh Tohidi 11: Irans Regional Policies since the End of the Cold War, by Anoushiravan Ehteshami 12: Irans Persian Gulf Policy in the Post-Saddam Era: Transformation from Revolutionary to Status Quo Power, by Mohsen M. Milani Index ...

List of contents

• Introduction - Ali Gheissari


• Part One: Economy


• 1: The Oil Wealth and Economic Growth in Iran, by Djavad Salehi-Isfahani


• 2: The Urban Provincial Periphery in Iran: Revolution and War in Ramhormoz, by Kaveh Ehsani


• 3: Nimble Fingers No Longer! Womens Employment in Iran, by Roksana Bahramitash and Hadi Salehi Esfahani


• Part Two: Society


• 4: Religion, Women, and Political Agency in Iran, by Shahla Haeri


• 5: Who Will Catch Me if I Fall? Health and the Infrastructure of Risk for Urban Young Iranians, by Pardis Mahdavi


• 6: From Punishment to Harm Reduction: Resecularization of Addiction in Contemporary Iran, by Amir-Arsalan Afkhami


• 7: Irans New Scientific Community, by Farhad Khosrokhavar


• Part Three: Politics


• 8: Constitutional Implications of Current Political Debates in Iran, by Saïd Amir Arjomand


• 9: New Conservative Politics and Electoral Behavior in Iran, by Ali Gheissari and Kaveh-Cyrus Sanandaji


• 10: Ethnicity and Religious Minority Politics in Iran, by Nayereh Tohidi


• 11: Irans Regional Policies since the End of the Cold War, by Anoushiravan Ehteshami


• 12: Irans Persian Gulf Policy in the Post-Saddam Era: Transformation from Revolutionary to Status Quo Power, by Mohsen M. Milani


• Index

Report

A skillful collection of work...an excellent, thought-provoking set of papers about the challenges, perils and promises of a country undergoing dramatic changes under theocratic rule. Its engaging and erudite chapters introduce the reader to different cultural, economic, religious, and political spheres of interaction, and offer valuable lessons about the dynamics of a changing society...This stimulating work will be welcomed by historians and social theorists and by anyone interested in the contemporary history and political dynamics of Iranian society. Iranian Studies

Product details

• Authors: Ali Gheissari, Gheissari Ali
• Assisted by: Ali Gheissari (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2009
• EAN: 9780195378481
• ISBN: 978-0-19-537848-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Iran, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Political Economy, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Politics and government, Social and ethical issues