Power, Islam, and political elite in Iran
Subtitle: a study on the Iranian political elite from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad
By: by Eva Patricia Rakel.
Series: International comparative social studies -- 18
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004171763
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) -- Iran; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Maps, tables, figures, and appendices; title: Abbreviations; title: introduction; title: 1. Theoretical framework; title: 2. Power structures and factional rivalries in the Islamic republic of Iran; title: 3. Factional rivalries and economic policies; title: 4. Factional rivalries and socio-cultural developments; title: 5. Factional rivalries and foreign policy; title: 6. Factional rivalries and Iran-European Union relations; title: 7. The European Union policy towards Iran; title: Conclusion; title: Appendices; title: Glossary; title: References; title: Important websites from Iran of members of the political elite, state organizations, non-governmental organizations, and intellectuals/political activists; title: Index.