Eternal Iran - Middle East in Focus

Zusatztext ' Eternal Iran is a sophisticated and subtle book! a seamless narrative of Iranian history and contemporary politics. A book of careful scholarship! yet accessible to a wide readership. One of the best accounts of recent years on that important and problematic country.' - Fouad Ajami! Author of The Dream Palace of the Arabs Informationen zum Autor Patrick Clawson is Deputy Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior editor of Middle East Quarterly. Klappentext Exploring continuities and changes, this book provides the historical backdrop crucial to understanding how Iranian pride and sense of victimization combine to make its politics contentious and potentially dangerous. Zusammenfassung Exploring continuities and changes! this book provides the historical backdrop crucial to understanding how Iranian pride and sense of victimization combine to make its politics contentious and potentially dangerous. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Introduction Land and People From Empire to Nation Decline and Tumult The Boom Revolution and War Reform vs Hardline Difficulties with the Broader World Summary Maps and Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Clawson, P Clawson, P. Clawson, Patrick L. Clawson, M Rubin, M. Rubin, Michael Rubin, Michael Clawson Rubin
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.04.2006
• EAN: 9781403962751
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-6275-1
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Middle East in Focus; Middle East in Focus
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; B, Political Science, Middle East, Asian History, Political science and theory, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, History of the Middle East, Middle East—History, Middle Eastern Politics, bibliography;Iran;politics;revolution