Social Movements in Egypt and Iran [electronic resource] /
Povey, T.author.
This book analyses the reform movement in Iran and the Egyptian opposition movement since the early 1990s in their historical contexts. It argues that the contemporary movements seen on the streets of the regions today represent the culmination of over twenty years of mobilisation by social movements.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book analyses the reform movement in Iran and the Egyptian opposition movement since the early 1990s in their historical contexts. It argues that the contemporary movements seen on the streets of the regions today represent the culmination of over twenty years of mobilisation by social movements.
Machine generated contents note: -- AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsA Note on Transliteration1. Introduction 2. Theorising Movements3. Movements, the State and External Forces in Modern Iran4. The Rise of Movements in Contemporary Iran5. Movements, the State and External Forces in Modern Egypt6. The Rise of Movements in Contemporary Egypt7. Reform and Revolution in Egypt and IranConclusionBibliography.
Middle East—History.
Democracy.
Ethnology—Middle East .
Africa—History.
Social history.
History, Modern.
History of the Middle East.
Democracy.
Middle Eastern Culture.
African History.
Social History.
Modern History.