Rakel, Eva Patricia.

Power, Islam, and political elite in Iran : a study on the Iranian political elite from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad / by Eva Patricia Rakel. - Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2008. - p. cm. - International comparative social studies ; 18 . - 306.20955/09045 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Maps, tables, figures, and appendices -- Abbreviations -- introduction -- 1. Theoretical framework -- 2. Power structures and factional rivalries in the Islamic republic of Iran -- 3. Factional rivalries and economic policies -- 4. Factional rivalries and socio-cultural developments -- 5. Factional rivalries and foreign policy -- 6. Factional rivalries and Iran-European Union relations -- 7. The European Union policy towards Iran -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Glossary -- References -- Important websites from Iran of members of the political elite, state organizations, non-governmental organizations, and intellectuals/political activists -- Index.

9789004171763 (hardback : alk. paper)


Elite (Social sciences)--Iran.


Iran--Politics and government--1979-1997.
Iran--Politics and government--1997-

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