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This book is an authoritative account of rural development in Iran, spanning sixty years and two distinct political regimes. This comprehensive assessment from Iran's foremost rural sociologist will be an important read for researchers and professionals working on rural development and sociology in the Middle East.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Conceptual and Theoretical Dimensions of Rural Development Chapter 2: Analytical Review of Rural Studies in Iran Chapter 3: Socio- Demographic Changes in Rural Iran Chapter 4: Patterns of Rural Settlement and its Changes Chapter 5: Rural Social Structure and Land Reform Before and After Revolution Chapter 6: Rural Development and Social Stratification Chapter 7: Political Structure and Rural Development Chapter 8: The State and Social Participation Chapter 9: Land Exploitation Systems, and Climate Changes on Agriculture Chapter 10: Rural Development in Developmental Plans Before and After Revolution Chapter 11: Final Words
About the author
Mostafa Azkia is a professor of rural sociology and rural development in the Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran. Dr Azkia has retired after 40 years of teaching sociology at the University of Tehran and other Iranian colleges. Also being a respected mentor and teacher, he is also Iran's leading sociologist and a scholar who has been conducting field research in villages throughout Iran for more than 50 years. He was the Ex-Director of the Institute for Social Studies and Research at the University of Tehran for many years. He is also Director of the
Iranian Sociological Review journal at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University. Professor Azkia is a member of the International Editorial Advisory Board, Middle East Critique.
