Iran : a country study
From the Publisher: Offers a concise and objective examination of the dominant historical, geographic, social, economic, political, and military aspects of contemporary Iran. Contains five chapters on: Historical Setting, The Society and its Environment (covers geography, population, social systems,...
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| OCLC: | 623731240 |
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| Rannpháirtithe: | , |
| Teanga: | English |
| Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: |
Washington, DC :
Library of Congress, Federal Research Division,
2008.
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| Eagrán: | 5th ed. |
| Sraith: | Area handbook series.
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| Ábhair: | |
| Rochtain ar líne: | LLMC Digital |
| Le fáil in: | Print version:
Iran |
| Formáid: | Doiciméad rialtais Monograph Rochtain ar líne |
Clár na nÁbhar:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Table A: Chronology of important events
- Country profile
- Introduction
- 1: Historical Setting / Shaul Bakhash
- Ancient Iran
- Pre-achaemenian Iran
- Immigration of the Medes and the Persians
- Achaemenian Empire, 550-330 BC
- Alexander the Great, the Seleucids, and the Parthians
- Sassanians, AD 224-642
- Islamic conquest
- Invasions of the Mongols and Tamerlane
- Safavis, 1501-1722
- Qajars, 1795-1925
- Constitutional revolution
- World War I
- Era of Reza Shah, 1921-41
- World War II and the Azarbaijan crisis
- Mossadeq and oil nationalization
- Post-Mossadeq era and the Shah's white revolution
- State and society, 1964-74
- Renewed opposition
- Coming of the revolution
- Bakhtiar government
- Revolution
- Bazargan and the provisional government
- New constitution
- Bani Sadr Presidency
- Terror and repression
- Consolidation of the revolution
- Khomeini's last years
- Post-Khomeini era
- Rafsanjani presidency
- Khatami and the reform movement
- 2: Society And Its Environment / Eric Hooglund
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Environment
- Population
- Emigration
- Refugees
- Languages and peoples
- Persian language and people
- Other Indo-Iranian-speaking groups
- Turkic-speaking groups
- Semitic groups
- Armenians
- Structure of society
- Urban society
- Social class in contemporary Iran
- Urban migration
- Rural society
- Nomadic society
- Family
- Gender issues
- Traditional attitudes toward segregation of the sexes
- Female participation in the workforce
- Religion
- Shia Islam in Iran
- Sunni Muslims
- Non-Muslim minorities
- Education
- Health and welfare
- Medical personnel and facilities
- Heath hazards and preventative medicine
- Water supply and sanitation
- Welfare
- 3: Economy / Hossein Akhavi-Pour
- Historical background
- Economy under the Pahlavis, 1925-79
- Economy after the Islamic Revolution, 1979-present
- Role of government
- Human resources
- Labor force participation
- Unemployment
- Distribution of employment
- Organized labor
- National output measurements
- Gross domestic product
- Gross domestic expenditure
- Informal sector
- Petroleum industry
- Historical overview
- Oil production and reserves
- Oil refining and consumption
- Trade in oil and oil products
- Natural gas
- Petrochemicals
- Mining
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
- Crops and livestock
- Government agricultural policy
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Industry and construction
- Handicrafts
- Manufacturing
- Construction and housing
- Services
- Domestic trade and distribution
- Insurance
- Tourism
- Transportation and telecommunications
- Roads
- Railroads
- Water transport
- Air transport
- Electronic media and telecommunications
- Energy supply
- Fiscal and monetary policy
- Fiscal policy
- Banking monetary policy
- International trade and the balance of payments
- Imports
- Nonoil exports
- Balance of payments and debt
- Foreign-exchange system
- Foreign direct investment
- 4: Government And Politics / Mark Gasiorowski
- Political dynamics
- Reformist comes to power
- Conservatives strike back
- Power struggle intensifies
- Reformists retreat
- Khatami's second term
- End of the Khatami era
- Government institutions
- Leader, or Faqih
- Assembly of experts
- President and cabinet
- Parliament
- Guardians council
- Expediency council
- Judiciary
- Problem of dual sovereignty
- Local government
- Electoral system
- Political parties and civil society
- Reformist coalition
- Centrist faction
- Conservative coalition
- Other political groups
- Civil society organizations
- Human rights
- Mass media and the arts
- Foreign policy
- Relations with Europe
- Relations with neighboring Arab countries
- Relations with other middle eastern countries
- Relations with neighbors to the north and east
- United States and Iran
- 5: National Security / Jalil Roshandel
- Armed forces
- Historical background
- Command and control
- Decision making
- Organization, size, and equipment
- Special and irregular armed forces
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
- Basij
- Arms acquisition
- Arms imports
- Domestic arms production
- Missiles
- Internal security
- Intelligence services
- Law enforcement
- -- Military's relations with society
- Defense economics
- Military doctrine
- Legacy of the Iran-Iraq War
- Contemporary security policy
- Nuclear issues
- International reactions to Iran's nuclear program
- Nuclear facilities
- Appendix: Tables
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- Contributors
- Published country studies
- List of figures.