In a radical reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces the country's traumatic journey from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis, and the birth of the Islamic Republic. The first edition was named the Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2009. This second edition brings the narrative up to date, with the Green uprisings of 2009, the second Ahmadinejad administration, the election of Rouhani, and the Iran nuclear deal. Ervand Abrahamian, who is one of the most distinguished historians writing on Iran today, is a compassionate expositor, and at the heart of the book is the people of Iran, who have endured and survived a century of war and revolution.
Author(s): Ervand Abrahamian
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 272
Tags: Modern iran
Half title......Page 2
Reviews......Page 3
Title page......Page 4
Imprints page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Figures......Page 10
Maps......Page 13
Tables......Page 14
Preface......Page 15
A Political Who’s Who of Modern Iran......Page 17
Chronology......Page 28
Glossary......Page 32
Introduction......Page 39
The Qajar State......Page 48
Qajar Society......Page 64
State and Society......Page 77
Chapter 2 Reform, Revolution, and the Great War......Page 81
Roots of Revolution......Page 82
Coming of the Revolution......Page 90
The Constitution......Page 95
Civil War......Page 101
Institutional Dilemma......Page 107
The Coup......Page 119
State-Building......Page 123
Transformations......Page 131
State and Society......Page 155
Notables Reemerge......Page 162
The Socialist Movement (1941–49)......Page 171
The Nationalist Movement (1949–53)......Page 176
The Coup (1953)......Page 180
State Expansion (1953–75)......Page 184
Social Transformations (1953–77)......Page 194
Social Tensions......Page 205
Political Tensions......Page 209
One-Party State......Page 216
The Islamic Revolution (1977–79)......Page 222
The Islamic Constitution (1979)......Page 227
Consolidation (1980–89)......Page 233
Presidential Elections (1989–2017)......Page 244
Contemporary Iran......Page 256
Introduction......Page 258
1 “Royal Despots”: State and Society under the Qajars......Page 259
2 Reform, Revolution, and the Great War......Page 268
3 The Iron Fist of Reza Shah......Page 276
4 The Nationalist Interregnum......Page 284
5 Muhammad Reza Shah’s White Revolution......Page 290
6 The Islamic Republic......Page 296
Select Bibliography......Page 304
General......Page 309
Constitutional Period......Page 311
Pahlavi Era......Page 314
The Islamic Revolution and Republic......Page 318
Index......Page 324
