Screen LibraryRighteous politics : power and resilience in Iran /
"Drawing on extensive fieldwork and rare primary sources, Mehran Kamrava provides a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state exercises power. Highlighting the nuances of Iranian politics, Kamrava shows how factional politics and...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Drawing on extensive fieldwork and rare primary sources, Mehran Kamrava provides a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state exercises power. Highlighting the nuances of Iranian politics, Kamrava shows how factional politics and rentierism serve to enhance state resilience"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 396 pages : illustration, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-376) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781009362054 1009362054 9781009362030 1009362038 |
| Index Number: | DS318 |
| CLC: | D737.32 |
| Call Number: | D737.32/K159 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Authoritarian perseverance -- 3. Ruling under stress -- 4. The constitution, elections, and legitimacy -- 5. Elected institutions -- 6. The unelected leadership -- 7. The praetorians -- 8. Maintaining the system -- 9. The deep state -- 10. Intra-elite dynamics -- 11. The state and its riches -- 12. Conclusion. |