Taking a chronological and thematic approach, he traces the emergence and consolidation of the present system of collective rule by clerical councils and the peaceful transition to dual leadership by the ayatollah as the supreme guide and the subordinate president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He explains the internal political quarrels among Khomeini's heirs as a struggle over his revolutionary legacy. And he outlines how the ruling clerical elite and the nation's security forces are interdependent politically and economically, speculating on the potential future role of the Revolutionary Guards. Bringing the work up to current political events, Arjomand analyzes Iran's foreign policy as well, including the impact of the fall of Communism on Iran and Ahmadinejad's nuclear policy. Few countries loom larger in American foreign relations than Iran.
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In this rich and insightful account, an expert on Iranian society and politics untangles the complexities of a nation still riding the turbulent wake of one of history's great revolutions. HashemiRafsanjanis Presidency and the Economy. To ask other readers questions about After Khomeini , please sign up. Lists with This Book.
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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Abbey Eley rated it it was ok Apr 02, Justin Solly rated it really liked it Apr 19, Samkhazael rated it liked it Apr 18, Wes Geisenberger rated it really liked it Feb 04, Naveed rated it it was ok Feb 06, Raffaele Mauriello rated it really liked it Mar 14, Jeremy rated it liked it Apr 14, Othman Amagour rated it liked it Jul 15, U09bellwanger rated it liked it Feb 28, Angus rated it really liked it Dec 30, Tamer Badawi rated it it was amazing Mar 18, James Guerra rated it liked it Sep 27, Aaron Poorman rated it it was ok Jan 10, Jones Wambugu rated it really liked it May 27, Andrew Roudebush rated it really liked it Dec 26, Aria Ard rated it it was amazing Feb 22, Landon rated it really liked it Apr 28, Wolf rated it it was amazing May 22, Ethan rated it liked it Jan 11, Dealing with a broad range of issues from political development and constitutional politics to Islamic reformism and the rise of new conservatives, this book is a valuable addition to Iranian studies and current debates in the sociology of revolution.
His familiarity with Islamic texts, together with his careful reading of modern revolutions, makes him exceptionally well qualified to understand and communicate what religion in this case has done to revolution and, perhaps even more importantly, what revolution has done to Shi'ite Islam in Iran. Coming twenty years after his masterful analysis of the Iranian revolution in The Turban for the Crown , this treatment of the revolution After Khomeini removes some of the mystery from one of the most consequential events of our times.
It is impossible to understand what has happened in Iran of the last three decades without a careful reading of this uncommonly perceptive and extraordinary book. The work constitutes an invaluable contribution to a genuine theoretical understanding of post-revolutionary and post-reformist Iran, insofar as it seeks to uncover the complex interplay of the intended as well as of the unintended consequences of the revolution.
After Khomeini: Iran Under His Successors by Said Amir Arjomand
Arjomand's analysis here and in other parts of the book, I believe, may open exciting paths to pursue for graduate students in the field of Iranian studies. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.
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After Khomeini: Iran Under His Successors
Ebook This title is available as an ebook. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider. After Khomeini Iran Under His Successors Said Amir Arjomand A comprehensive analytical view of Iran in the last two decades, covering the development of theocratic government, obstacles to democratization and hardliners' foreign policy and regional ambitions Written by the author of The Turban for the Crown A new theory of the revolutionary process and post-revolutionary reconstruction suggested by the Iranian case.
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