Revolution in Iran - The Roots of Turmoil

Informationen zum Autor Mehran Kamrava Zusammenfassung Observers of Iran have often ascribed the main cause of the revolution to economic problems under the Shah’s regime. This book, first published in 1990, on the other hand focuses on the political and social factors which contributed of the Pahlavi dynasty. Mehran Kamrava looks at the revolution in detail as a political phenomenon, making use of extensive interviews with former revolutionary leaders, cabinet ministers and diplomats to show the central role of the political collapse of the regime in bringing about the revolution. He concentrates on the internal and the international developments leading to this collapse, and the social environment in which the revolution’s leaders emerged. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Causes of Revolution 2. The Pahlavi State 3. Opposition to the Regime 4. Social Change 5. Revolutionary Mass Mobilization

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• Authors: Mehran Kamrava, Mehran (Georgetown University in Qatar) Kamrava, Mehran (Georgetown University-Qatar) Kamrava
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138223516
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22351-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: History of the Middle East; Routledge Library Editions: History of the Middle East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Iran, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Regional / International studies, Asian History, History and Archaeology