Iran in the 21st century
Subtitle: politics, economics and conflict
By: edited by Homa Katouzian and Hossein Shahidi.
Contributors: Shahidi, Hossein, 1953-
Series: Iranian studies -- 3
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780415435581; 9780203939772; 9780415435598
Subjects: Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-; Iran -- Social conditions -- 1997-; Iran -- Economic conditions -- 1997-
Other titles: Iran in the twenty-first century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Iran in the 21st century : politics, economics and confrontation / Homa Katouzian and Hossein Shahidi; title: National identity and national interests; title: Crafting a national identity amidst contentious politics in contemporary Iran / Farideh Farhi; title: The dilemma of national interest in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Hamid Ahmadi; title: From multilingual empire to contested modern state / Touraj Atabaki; title: Dissent; title: Three faces of dissent : cognitive, expressive and traditionalist discourses of discontent in contemporary Iran / Mahmood Sadri and Ahmad Sadri; title: From motherhood to equal rights advocates : the weakening of patriarchal order / Azadeh Kian-Thébaut; title: Foreign policy challenges; title: Iran-US relations : responses to the "axis of evil" speech / Ali Ansari; title: A look to the North : opportunities and challenges / Farhad Atai; title: Israel-Iranian relations assessed : strategic competition from the power cycle perspective / Trita Parsi; title: Nuclear policy; title: Nuclear policy and international relations / Saideh Lotfian; title: Nuclear energy : a case for sustainable development / Mehdi Askarieh; title: Economic performance; title: Oil, economic diversification and the democratic process in Iran / Massoud Karshenas and Hassan Hakimian; title: Capital accumulation and economic growth in Iran : past experience and future prospects / Ahmad Jalali Naini; title: Human resources in Iran : potentials and challenges / Djavad Saleh-Isfahni; title: The significance of economic history, and the fundamental features of the economic history of Iran / Homa Katouzian.