Post-revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society, and PowerAfter the Islamic revolution in Iran, revolutionary leaders had to compromise their ideology. The Iranian ship of state continues to drift in search of an equilibrium between revolutionary convictions and the demands of governance, between religion and state, and Islam and the West. |
Contents
Revolutionary Politics in Iran | 1 |
The Ideological | 13 |
Rival Factions and Conflicting | 47 |
Khatamis Emergence | 78 |
Social and Economic Difficulties and Political | 105 |
The Quest for Freedom and Intensified Struggle | 131 |
A Tentative Appraisal | 163 |
Introduction | 173 |
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Post-Revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society and Power David Menashri Limited preview - 2012 |
Post-revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society, and Power David Menashri Limited preview - 2001 |
Post-Revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society and Power David Menashri Limited preview - 2012 |
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