Social change in Iran
Subtitle: an eyewitness account of dissent, defiance, and new movements for rights
By: Behzad Yaghmaian
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780791452110; 9780791452127
Subjects: Kind; Sociale bewegingen; Conditions sociales; Conditions économiques; Changement social; Social change; Sozialer Wandel; Economic conditions; Civil society; Student movements; Studentenbewegung; Politics and government; Gesellschaft; Mouvements étudiants; Société civile; Politique et gouvernement; Social conditions; Sociaal-economische verandering
Description: "Social Change in Iran is an inquiry into the recent changes in Iran, blending scholarly analysis, eyewitness accounts, and the author's personal experiences. It tells the stories of everyday people, be it young men and women challenging the cultural and social mandates of the Islamic Republic, or workers toiling at multiple jobs to overcome harsh economic realities.

This passionate homage to the people of Iran as told by a native is a glimpse into the human feelings and aspirations of a people subjected to varying forms of violence at home and widespread misunderstanding abroad. At the same time Yaghmaian provides an informed analysis of the widening political divide within the state, and the emergence of a movement for reform, both of which have shaken the seemingly indisputable foundations of the Islamic Republic."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: Iran: an eyewitness account and study of social change; title: Emerging social movements, victories, and setbacks in the battle for rights; title: State and the socialization of violence: a narrative of everyday life; title: Children of the Islamic Republic, part I: the rise of a new social movement for joy: a narrative; title: Children of the Islamic Republic, part II: student movement: transcendence from a movement against rights to a movement for rights; title: Children of the Islamic Republic, part III: the politicization of the movement for joy: a narrative of a new student movement in the making; title: A movement for a free press, the vanguard of the battle for rights and civil society; title: State, economy, and civil society, part I: wage earners' response to economic catastrophe; title: State, economy, and civil society, part II: economic decline, divided state, and policy retreat: the triumph of neoliberalism; title: Oil, international division of labor, and the crisis of the Iranian economy: a political economy analysis; title: The great debate: a republic or Velayat-e faghih?