The quest for democracy in Iran : a century of struggle against authoritarian rule
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書誌事項
The quest for democracy in Iran : a century of struggle against authoritarian rule
Harvard University Press, 2010, c2008
1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed
- : pbk
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  東京
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  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
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  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
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  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
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  韓国
  中国
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注記
Originally published: 2008
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 launched Iran as a pioneer in a broad-based movement to establish democratic rule in the non-Western world. In a book that provides essential context for understanding modern Iran, Fakhreddin Azimi traces a century of struggle for the establishment of representative government.
The promise of constitutional rule was cut short in the 1920s with the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty. Reza Shah, whose despotic rule Azimi deftly captures, maintained the facade of a constitutional monarch but greeted any challenge with an iron fist: "I will eliminate you," he routinely barked at his officials. In 1941, fearful of losing control of the oil-rich region, the Allies forced Reza Shah to abdicate but allowed Mohammad Reza to succeed his father. Though promising to abide by the constitution, the new Shah missed no opportunity to undermine it.
The Anglo-American-backed coup of 1953, which ousted reformist premier Mohammed Mosaddeq, dealt a blow to the constitutionalists. The Shah's repressive policies and subservience to the United States radicalized both secular and religious opponents, leading to the revolution of 1979. Azimi argues that we have fundamentally misunderstood this event by characterizing it as an "Islamic" revolution when it was in reality the expression of a long-repressed desire for popular sovereignty. This explains why the clerical rulers have failed to counter the growing public conviction that the Islamic Republic, too, is impervious to political reform-and why the democratic impulse that began with the Constitutional Revolution continues to be a potent and resilient force.
目次
Contents Preface Note on Transliteration Prologue: In Search of a National Covenant Part I. Constituting a National Community (1906-1953) 1. Constitutional Trial and Error 2. Pahlavist Absolutism 3. Restoration of Parliamentary Politics Part II. Authoritarian Supremacy: Consolidation and Collapse (1953-1979) 4. The Trajectories of Monarchism 5. Revolution: Chronicle of an Implosion 6. The Edifice and Emplacements of Royal Rule 7. Elective Affinities: Western Imperial Interests and Authoritarian Monarchy 8. The Architecture of Royalist Hegemony 9. A Culture of Confrontation Part III. The Eclipse of Popular Sovereignty: Iran since 1979 10. The Unfolding of Clerical Rule: Oligarchy by Divine Right? 11. The Culture of Politics: The Presence and Absence of the Past 12. Predicaments and Prospects Epilogue: The Resilience of Modernity Abbreviations Notes Index
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