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Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran

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Oxford University Press, 1988 - Mathematics - 283 pages
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 which reveals the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions.
Providing crucial historical background, Arjomand examines both the structure of authority in Shi'ism (one of the two main branches of Islam) and the impact of the modern state on Iranian society, two factors essential to the comprehension of the revolution of 1979. He then describes the emergence of Khomeini; the infusion of petrodollars into the economy; the blatant political corruption; and Khomeini's disposal of Bakhtiar, Bani-Sadr, and Bazargan, consolidation of religious rule, and establishment of a constitution based on a new interpretation of Islamic principles.
  

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Review: Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran

User Review  - Rflutist - Goodreads

I recommend this book if you are interested in certain aspects of Iranian history: specifically, how Iran's economy operated prior to the Constitutional Revolution, and the initial modernization of ... Read full review

Review: Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran

User Review  - Andrew - Goodreads

Read Chapter 10, and you're good to go. The rest of the book is muddled and isn't worth the slog. Meanwhile, the comparative revolution section (10) should have been his primary focus beyond just the ... Read full review

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Contents

Rise of the Modern State and the Transformation of Society
9
1905191154
34
Formation of the Modern Bureaucratic State in the Twentieth Century
59
Shiism Versus Statism
75
From Temporal to Theocratic Absolutism
89
February 1979December 1982
134
Consolidation of Islamic Theocracy
147
Reflections on the Islamic Revolution
175
A Comparative Perspective
189
Appendix
211
Notes
221
Glossary of Persian and Arabic Terms
249
References
255
Index
267
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Index. to. Volume. 24. A. Theory. of. Freedom. By Stanley I. Benn, review. (David Miller). No. 2, pp. 244-8. Arjomand, Said Amir. The Turban ...
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The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran By: Said Amir Arjomand ((Oxford University Press 1988). Sociologist Arjomand explains the social ...
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Timeline of the Iranian Islamic revolution - Wikipedia, the free ...
Arjomand, Said Amir, The Turban for the Crown : The Islamic Revolution in Iran, Oxford University Press, c1988; Harney, Desmond, The Priest and the King ...
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The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran; ARJOMAND, SAID AMIR. Offered by Left Coast Books.
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Bibliographies. General · Monarchy · Mosaddegh · Revolution · Gender · The War · 1990's · Literature · Arts and Culture. General: ...
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Others include: Said Arjomand, The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran (1988); D. Hiro, Iran under the Ayatollas (1985); nr Keddie, ...
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About the author (1988)


Said Amir Arjomand is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of the highly-acclaimed The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam.

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