| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> IranFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Iran- Iran  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting    - Ancient                           Iran      - Pre-Achaemenid                               Iran  Immigration                               of the Medes and the PersiansThe                               Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 B.C.
- Alexander                               the Great, the Seleucids, and the Parthians  The                               Sassanids, A.D. 224-642Islamic                               Conquest
- Invasions                           of the Mongols and Tamerlane  The                           Safavids, 1501-1722The                           Oajars, 1795-1925
The                               Constitutional Revolution
- World                               War I   The                           Era of Reza Shah, 1921-41World                           War II and the Azarbaijan Crisis
- Mossadeq                           and Oil Nationalization  The                           Post-Mossadeq Era and the Shah's White Revolution- State                               and Society, 1964-74  Renewed                               OppositionThe                               Coming of the Revolution
- The                           Bakhtiar Government  The                           Revolution - Bazargan                               and the Provisional Government  The                               New ConstitutionThe                               Bani Sadr Presidency
- Terror                               and Repression  Consolidation                               of the Revolution- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment    - Geography      - Topography  ClimatePopulation
Major                               Cities
- Emigration  RefugeesPeople                           and Languages
The                               Persian Language
- The                               Persian-speaking People  Indo-Iranian-speaking                               Groups- Lurs                                   and Bakhtiaris  BaluchisKurds
- Other                                   Groups   Turkic-speaking                               Groups- Azarbaijanis  QashqaisOther                                   Groups
- Semitic                               Language Groups  ArmeniansStructure                           of Society
Urban                               Society
The                                   Urban Political Elite
- The                                   Bazaar   Social                               Class in Contemporary Iran- The                                   Upper Classes  The                                   Middle ClassesThe                                   Working Class
- The                                   Lower Class   Urban                               MigrationRural                               Society
- Nomadic                               Society   The                           Family The                           Sexes 
Traditional                               Attitudes Toward Segregation of the Sexes
- Impact                               of Western Ideas on the Role of Women  Female                               Participation in the Work ForceReligious                           Life 
Shia                               Islam in Iran
Distinctive                                   Beliefs
- Religious                                   Obligations  Religious                                   Institutions and OrganizationsReligious                                   Hierarchy
- Unorthodox                                   Shia Religious Movements   Sunni                               MuslimsNon-Muslim                               Minorities
Bahais
- Christians  JewsZoroastrians
- Education  Health                           and Welfare- Medical                               Personnel and Facilities  Health                               Hazards and Preventive MedicineWater                               Supply and Sanitation
- Welfare       - Chapter                       3 - The Economy      - Role                           of the Government        - The                               Beginnings of Modernization: The Post-1925 Period  Oil                               Revenues and the Acceleration of Modernization,                               1960-79The                               Post-1979 Period
- Monetary                               and Fiscal Policy    - Banking  TaxesThe                           War's Impact on the Economy
Oil                               Exports
- War                               Costs   Labor                           Force Petroleum                           Industry 
Oil                               and Gas Industry
- Production                               and Reserves  Concession                               AgreementsRefining                               and Transport
- Non-Oil                           Industry     - Carpets  ConstructionManufacturing                               and Industrial Development
- Mining                               and Quarrying  UtilitiesTransportation                               and Telecommunications
Transportation
- Telecommunications   TourismAgriculture
Water
- Land                               Use  Crop                               Production- Grains  SugarLivestock
- Fisheries  ForestryForeign                           Trade 
Imports
- Non-Oil                               Exports  Trade                               PartnersBalance                           of Payments
Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics
Constitutional                           Framework
The                               Faqih
- The                               Presidency  The                               Prime Minister and the Council of MinistersThe                               Majlis
- The                               Council of Guardians  The                               JudiciaryLocal                           Government
- Political                           Dynamics    - The                               Provisional Government  The                               Rise and Fall of Bani SadrThe                               Reign of Terror
- The                               Consolidation of Theocracy   Political                           Parties - The                               Domination of the Islamic Republican Party  Opposition                               Political Parties in Exile- Monarchists  Democratic                                   PartiesIslamic                                   Groups
- Marxists    Political                           Orientations The                           Mass Media
- Foreign                           Policy     - Concept                               of Export of Revolution  Concept                               of Neither East nor WestThe                               Iran-Iraq War
- Relations                               with Regional Powers    - The                                   Persian Gulf States  Turkey,                                   Pakistan, and AfghanistanIsrael                                   and the Non-Gulf Arab States
- Iran's                               Role in Lebanon  Iran                               and International Organizations- Chapter                       5 - National Security    - Armed                           Forces       - Historical                               Background  The                               Revolutionary PeriodCommand                               and Control
- Organization,                               Size, and Equipment    - Army  NavyAir                                   Force
- Source                               and Quality of Manpower  Foreign                               Influences in Weapons, Training, and Support SystemsDomestic                               Arms Production
- Special                           and Irregular Armed Forces    - Organization                               and Functions  OperationsRole                               in National Security
- The                           Iran-Iraq War    - The                               Original Iraqi Offensive  Iranian                               Mobilization and ResistanceThe                               Iranian Counteroffensive
- The                               War of Attrition  Internationalization                               of the WarGradual                               Superpower Involvement
- The                               Tanker War  Role                               of the Air ForceRole                               of the Navy
- Armed                           Forces and Society    - Status                               in National Life  The                               Defense BurdenThe                               Impact of Casualties on Society
- Treatment                               of Veterans and Widows   Internal                           Security - Internal                               Security in the 1970s  Law                               Enforcement Agencies- Savak  SavamaGendarmerie                                   and National Police
- Antiregime                               Opposition Groups    - Mojahedin  FadayanPaykar
- The                               Role of Minorities in Internal Security       - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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