Turban for the Crown - POD TITLE

Zusatztext `Presents the Iranian revolution in context. The players in that drama may be no more lovable after you read this book! but they will be much more comprehensible.' Chicago Times Informationen zum Autor Author of The Shadow of God and the Hidden Iman (1985) Klappentext The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. Said Amir Arjomand's The Turban for the Crown provides a thoughtful, painstakingly researched, and intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran, revealing the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions. Zusammenfassung The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. This book provides a thoughtful and intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran, revealing the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Amir Arjomand S, Professor of Sociology Said Amir (Stony Brook University State University of New York at Stony Brook State University of New York at Stony Brook State University of New York at Stony Brook) Arjomand, Said Amir Arjomand, Said Amir (Associate Professor of Sociology Arjomand, Arjomand Said Amir
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.01.1992
• EAN: 9780195042580
• ISBN: 978-0-19-504258-0
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Serie: Studies in Middle Eastern History; Studies in Middle Eastern History (Hardcover); Studies in Middle Eastern History; Studies in Middle Eastern Hist
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Iran, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Middle East, Islamic Studies, Archaeology, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, History and Archaeology, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic