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Iranian-Russian Encounters
Empires and Revolutions since 1800
Series: Iranian Studies
Over the past two hundred years, encounters between Iran and Russia have been both rich and complex. This book explores the myriad dimensions of the Iranian-Russian encounter during a dramatic period which saw both Iran and Russia subject to revolutionary upheavals and transformed from...
To Be Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge
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Subalterns and Social Protest
History from Below in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East
The articles in this collection provide an alternative view of Middle Eastern history by focusing on the oppressed and the excluded, offering a challenge to the usual elite narratives. The collection is unique in its historical depth - ranging from the medieval period to the present - and its...
Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge
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Tribal Politics in Iran
Rural Conflict and the New State, 1921-1941
Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books
Placing Iran's 'tribal problem' in its historical context, Tribal Politics in Iran provides an overall assessment on the impact of this crucial period on the character of tribe-state relations in Iran to the end of Pahlavi rule and in the Islamic Republic. It analyzes the political and...
Published November 14th 2010 by Routledge
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Reformers and Revolutionaries in Modern Iran
New Perspectives on the Iranian Left
Series: Routledge/BIPS Persian Studies Series
Even though the left has never held power in Iran, its impact on the political, intellectual and cultural development of modern Iran has been profound. This book's authors undertake a fundamental re-examination and re-appraisal of the phenomenon of leftist activism in Iran, interpreted in the...
Published December 7th 2009 by Routledge
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The Making of Modern Iran
State and Society under Riza Shah, 1921-1941
Series: Routledge/BIPS Persian Studies Series
This collection of essays, by a distinguished group of specialists, offers a new and exciting interpretation of Riza Shah's Iran. A period of key importance, the years between 1921-1941 have, until now, remained relatively neglected. Recently, however, there has been a marked revival of interest in...
Published November 15th 2007 by Routledge
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The Making of Modern Iran
State and Society under Riza Shah, 1921-1941
Series: Routledge/BIPS Persian Studies Series
This collection of essays, by a distinguished group of specialists, offers a new and exciting interpretation of Riza Shah's Iran. A period of key importance, the years between 1921-1941 have, until now, remained relatively neglected. Recently, however, there has been a marked revival of interest in...
Published March 26th 2003 by Routledge