{"product_id":"power-and-change-in-iran-politics-of-contention-and-conciliation-hardback-9780253020680","title":"Power and Change in Iran; Politics of Contention and Conciliation (Hardback) 9780253020680","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePower and Change in Iran\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolitics of Contention and Conciliation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Brumberg (Author), Farideh Farhi (Author), Payam Mohseni (Contributions by), Kevan Harris (Contributions by), Shervin Malekzadeh (Contributions by), Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Contributions by), Kourosh Rahimkhani (Contributions by), Yasmin Alem (Contributions by), Mehrangiz Kar (Contributions by), Azadeh Pourzand (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253020680\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w illus., 2 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.594 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\u003cp\u003e\"This volume provides an overview of political, social, economic and ideological trends in Iran, touching on topics including education, the role of the Supreme Leader, the rule of law and human rights. Vol. 59, 2 2017\"—\u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Offers a realistic, nuanced, and perceptive analysis of Iran's complex and evolving political system. . . . This book would be appropriate as required or recommended reading for any courses dealing with the Islamic Republic of Iran or with the politics of the Middle East, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.\"—Mohsen Milani, author of The Making of Iran's Islamic Revolution\u003cbr\u003e \"By a wide margin, this book is the most sophisticated treatment of the internal dynamics and paradoxes of Iranian politics that I know of. The nuance, precision, insight, and details of the ebb and flow of the Iranian public sphere are what make this book truly unique. . . . The introduction is magisterial in terms of its depth, scope and objectivity. . . . The chapters flow well together and they are organized in an effective manner.\"—Nader Hashemi, co-author of The Syria Dilemma\u003c\/p\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\u003eThis volume provides an unparalleled and timely look at political, social, economic, and ideological dynamics in contemporary Iran. Through chapters on social welfare and privatization, university education, the role and authority of the Supreme Leader, the rule of law, the evolving electoral system, and the intense debate over human rights within and outside the regime, the contributors offer a comprehensive overview of Iranian politics. Their case studies reveal a society whose multiple vectors of contestation, negotiation, and competition are creating possibilities for transformation that are yet to be realized but whose outcome will affect the Islamic Republic, the region, and relations with the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Politics of Contention and Conciliation in Iran's Semi-Autocracy\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Brumberg and Farideh Farhi\u003cbr\u003e PART I. The Contested Terrain\u003cbr\u003e 1. Economic Privatization, Factional Politics, and Regime Transformation\u003cbr\u003e Payam Mohseni\u003cbr\u003e 2. Social Welfare Policies and the Dynamics of Elite and Popular Contention\u003cbr\u003e Kevan Harris\u003cbr\u003e 3. Education as Public Good or Private Resource: Accommodation and Demobilization in Iran's University System. \u003cbr\u003e Shervin Malekzadeh\u003cbr\u003e PART II. Institutional Evolution\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Office of the Supreme Leader: Epicenter of a Theocracy\u003cbr\u003e Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani\u003cbr\u003e 5. Electoral Politics, Power, and Prospects for Reform\u003cbr\u003e Yasmin Alem \u003cbr\u003e PART III. Political and Ideological Challenges\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Rule of Law and Conflict in the Reform Era\u003cbr\u003e Mehrangiz Kar and Azadeh Pourzand\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Green Movement and Political Change in Iran\u003cbr\u003e Fatemeh Haghighatjoo\u003cbr\u003e 8. \"This Government Is Neither Islamic nor a Republic\": Responses to the 2009 Post-Election Crackdown\u003cbr\u003e Shadi Mokhtari\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Brumberg and Farideh Farhi\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523982618904,"sku":"9780253020680","price":52.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/power-and-change-in-iran-politics-of-contention-and-conciliation-hardback-9780253020680","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}