{"product_id":"iran-paperback-softback-9781509541515","title":"Iran (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509541515","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIran\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAli M. Ansari (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509541515, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.204 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Without simplifying or sensationalizing, this book captures the twists and turns of the last two centuries of Iranian history. It is a perfect introduction for anyone wishing to venture beyond the headlines to understand Iran.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouchang E. Chehabi, Boston University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An illuminating and erudite history of modern and contemporary Iran. Ansari's original and insightful approach reminds us of the ruptures and continuities that continue to shape Iranian politics today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRamin Jahanbegloo, Jindal Global University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few countries are so misunderstood as Iran – and in this brilliantly clever and pithy study, Ali Ansari digs beneath the myths to give us a magisterial overview of its modern history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominic Sandbrook\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This fluent primer on modern Iranian history and politics by a distinguished historian provides a valuable briefing on the challenges facing the government in Tehran - and by extension, all the other governments that deal with Iran.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth revolutionary and reactionary, the Islamic Republic of Iran has long been a conundrum for Western observers. A theocracy that aspires to a popular mandate; an anti-colonial state with imperial pretensions of its own: modern Iran is in many ways a reflection of its struggle to reconcile its traditions with the challenges of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Ali Ansari takes readers on a journey through Iran’s turbulent history. Beginning with the country’s fall from grace as a Great Power in the nineteenth century, he explores its repeated attempts to modernize in a series of revolutionary movements from the Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the civil unrest that is breaking out today. In so doing, he reveals how the experience of history and Iran’s encounter with ‘modernity’ have come to define it – and set it on an authoritarian path in confrontation with the West and, often, its own people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A revolutionary land\u003cbr\u003e1. A Constitutional Revolution (1905-1914)\u003cbr\u003e2. The rise and rule of Reza Shah (1914-1940)\u003cbr\u003e3. Oil and Nationalism (1941-1953)\u003cbr\u003e4. The ‘White’ Revolution (1954-1977)\u003cbr\u003e5. Revolution and War (1978-1988)\u003cbr\u003e6. Building an Islamic Republic (1989-2000)\u003cbr\u003e7. Crisis of authority (2001-2009)\u003cbr\u003e8. Paranoid Sate (2010—)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173713506584,"sku":"9781509541515","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509541515.jpg?v=1781167813","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/iran-paperback-softback-9781509541515","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}