Title: The turban for the crown
Subtitle: the Islamic revolution in Iran
Description: The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers.  Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution.  Said Amir Arjomand's The Turban for the Crown provides a thoughtful, painstakingly researched,and intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran which reveals the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions.      Providing crucial historical background, Arjomand examines both the structure of authority in Shi'ism (one of the two main branches of Islam) and the impact of the modern state on Iranian society, two factors essential to the comprehension of the revolution of 1979...
Subjects: Politics and government, Islam and politics, History, Nonfiction, Iran, politics and government, Iran, religion, Jihad, Islam et politique, Fundamentalismus, Islamische Revolution, Islam, Politik, Reislamisierung, Revoluties, Politique et gouvernement, Geschichte (1979-1988), Revolution (1978-1979), REVOLUTIONS, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), Iran, history
Places: Iran
Time periods: 20th century, 1979-1997, 1979-