Iran in the 21st Century: Politics, Economics & ConflictHoma Katouzian, Hossein Shahidi Iran is an ancient country, an oil-exporting economy and an Islamic Republic. It experienced two full-scale revolutions in the twentieth century, the latter of which had large and important regional and international consequences, including an eight-year war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. And now in the twenty-first century, it confronts issues and experiences problems which have important implications for its future development and external relations. Featuring outstanding contributions from leading sociologists, social anthropologists, political scientists and economists in the field of Iranian studies, this book is the first to examine Iran and its position in the contemporary world. In developing this argument, topics examined include:
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Contents
Iran in the 21st century politics economics and conflict | 1 |
2 Crafting a national identity amidst contentious politics in contemporary Iran | 13 |
3 The dilemma of national interest in the Islamic Republic of Iran | 28 |
4 From multilingual empire to contested modern state | 41 |
Cognitive expressive and traditionalist discourses of discontent in contemporary Iran | 63 |
The weakening of patriarchal order | 86 |
Persia and the Persian question revisited | 107 |
Opportunities and challenges | 123 |
10 Nuclear policy and international relations | 158 |
11 A case for sustainable development of nuclear energy and a brief account of Irans nuclear programme | 181 |
12 Managing oil resources and economic diversification in Iran | 194 |
Past experience and future prospects | 217 |
Potentials and challenges | 243 |
15 The significance of economic history and the fundamental features of the economic history of Iran | 273 |
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Strategic competition from the power cycle perspective | 136 |
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