The Political History of Modern Iran: Revolution, Reaction and Transformation, 1905 to the Present

by Ali Rahnema

Book Overview

From the rise of constitutionalism during the rule of despotic Qajars, foreign invasions, the Pahlavi regimes' destructive politics, economic, cultural and social modernization efforts and the oil nationalization movement, to the Iranian Revolution, its high hopes, broken promises, repression and intolerance causing national discontent and another socio-political upheaval today, the history of modern Iran has been eventful, unstable and turbulent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755643992
• ISBN13: 9780755643998
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"