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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The groundwork for Iran’s 1970 revolution was laid at the very dawn of the twentieth century.
Chapter 3: The founding of the Pahlavi dynasty produced far-reaching repercussions.
Chapter 4: By the late 1970s, conditions for revolution in Iran had reached a head.
Chapter 5: The 1979 Iranian Revolution quickly toppled the monarchy and founded the Islamic Republic.
Chapter 6: The events immediately after the revolution shaped the country for many years to come.
Chapter 7: In the early 1980s, the Islamic Republic confronted severe internal strife.
Chapter 8: Iran’s national constitution was amended once more in 1989.
Chapter 9: In the late 1990s, a new intellectual movement arose to support political and social reform.
Chapter 10: The 2009 Iranian presidential election yielded a shocking and bizarre result.
Description
Revolutionary Iran (2013) tells the story of modern Iran, from the early twentieth-century origins of the 1979 revolution through to reactions to Ahmadinejad’s second presidential victory, in 2009. The book also dispels misconceptions and examines internal politics and cultural debates within the country.
Who Should Listen
- Students of contemporary global politics
- Curious minds wanting to know more about contemporary Iranian history
- Followers of the Middle East interested in understanding the relationship between religion and democracy