Relying on a variety of iranian documents, including parliamentary debates and newspapers, as well as western sources, moslem provides a detailed analysis of factions and factional interaction in post khomeni iran. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east moslem, mehdi on. Religious authority and political thought in twelver shiism. List of books and articles about ayatollah ruhollah khomeini. Hundreds of books and articles have been published about postrevolutionary iran in the west, many of which offer only a crude caricature of the islamic republic. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse university press. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran syracuse, n. This book enriches our understanding of post revolutionary iran, as well as industrial development, by unearthing the role played by transnational technological networks and the fashioning of embedded autonomy. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, who died saturday at age 86, was an austere and uncompromising shiite moslem religious leader who overthrew the shah of iran, humiliated the united states, waged a. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history. Corps or sepahe pasdarane enqelabe eslami, also known as the sepah, in postkhomeini iran, particularly after the election of ahmadinejad to the presidency in 2005. But, as the author of this wellresearched and informative book makes clear, factional divisions in contemporary iran are far more complicated and fluid, and they do not lend themselves to simple classification. The making of irans islamic revolution from monarchy to islamic republic, second edition.
Six years after khamenei became supreme leader, ahmad made a. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse. The roots of formation of ayatollah khomeinis political thought. Power, islam, and political elite in iran a study on the. Educated in islam at home and in theological schools, in the 1950s he was designated ayatollah, a supreme religious leader, in the iranian shiite community. Bibliography of irans islamic revolution, english articles. Power, islam, and political elite in iran a study on the iranian political elite from khomeini to ahmadinejad. Reshaping of the factional politics of the islamic republic. Download pdf factional politics in post khomeini iran book full free. The iranian political elite, state and society relations, and foreign.
Factional politics in post khomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east. Khomeinis criticisms of reza shah pahlevi led to his exile in 1964. The path dependent nature of factionalism in postkhomeini. Pdf factional politics in post khomeini iran download full. Factional dynamics in post khomeini iran week 6 feb. Buy factional politics in post khomeini iran by mehdi research associate moslemoxford university, mehdi moslem, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Lenjeu democratique, and islam and democracy in the middle east coedited with larry diamond and marc plattner. Instead, through its different stages of institutionalisation, the. Irans political economy since the revolution by suzanne maloney. The making of irans islamic revolution from monarchy to. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east paperback november 1, 2002 by mehdi moslem author visit amazons mehdi moslem page. Arang keshavarzian new york university and author of bazaar and state in iran.
Led by the qombased ayatollah khomeini and backed by urban religious and nationalist dissidents, an islamist faction unleashed a series of political actions. The hojjatieh society enjoyed a revival after the 19781979 islamic. Pdf the islamic republican party of iran in the factory. The main claim of this paper is that the antiparty system in iran, or what is known as factionalism, is subject to a path dependent process. The head of the force is hussain ashtari, who assumed his post in march 2015.
Irans total number of military personnel is 5,000, of which 420,000 are in the army and 123,000 are in the irgc. Buy factional politics in postkhomeini iran by mehdi research associate moslemoxford university, mehdi moslem, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Moving chronologically from the early years under khomeini, through the economic deprivations of the 1980s during the iraniraq war, through liberalization under khatami to the present, maloney offers fascinating insights into irans domestic politics and how economic policies have affected ideology, leadership priorities, and foreign relations. The revolution placed iran at the forefront of middle east politics and the islamic revival. One of the most enduring features of iranian politics under the islamic republic has been the. Pdf mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini.
International affairs department,the institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeinis works. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This study analyses iran s post revolutionary politics. In arjomand and brown, editors, the rule of law, islam, and constitutional politics in egypt and iran.
Religious authority and political thought in twelver shi. Eshkavari and the quest for reform ziba mirhosseini and richard tapper london, lb. Pdf on aug 1, 2004, arang keshavarzian and others published mehdi moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran syracuse, n. Pdf factional politics in post khomeini iran download. Institutionalizing the revolution the institutions of the islamic republic. Jul 03, 2015 the political ideology of ayatollah khamenei is the first book to identify and analyze the development and evolution of the theocratic ideology of the supreme leader from 1962 to 2014, using his own writings, speeches, and biographies, as well as literature published in the islamic republic of iran. In the books second section, coughlin sets out to catalog revolutionary irans dirty business from 1979 down to the present, drawing a neat line from khomeinis revolution to so many of. Following the revolution that deposed muhammad reza shah pahlevi, khomeini returned triumphantly to iran in 1979, declared an islamic republic, and began to exercise ultimate authority in the nation. The passing of the man who branded america as the great satan also created expectations that a decade of u. May 10, 2009 in the books second section, coughlin sets out to catalog revolutionary irans dirty business from 1979 down to the present, drawing a neat line from khomeinis revolution to so many of. Larijani was considered to maintain motalefeh membership and views while in hashemi rafsanjani cabinet 19921994. Pdf mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran by mehdi moslem, 9780815629788, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Factional politics in post khomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east by mehdi moslem 20021101 mehdi moslem on.
Religion, politics, and irans revolutionary guards. Iranian scholar mehdi moslem in his 2002 book named factional politics in postkhomeini iran, suggests that larijani had been a member of motalefeh and part of the traditional right. Khomeini s rule was marked by the iran hostage crisis and the iran iraq war. It favors collective leadership of the religious community, and opposes religious involvement in political affairs. Aug 20, 2009 khomeinis son ahmad was a strong critic of the iranian regime after his fathers death. Policy congressional research service 1 political history iran is a country of nearly 80 million people, located in the heart of the persian gulf region. The death of the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini on june 3, 1989, closed a turbulent chapter in iran s long history and opened a new and still uncertain phase in its evolution as a nation. Pdf on aug 1, 2004, arang keshavarzian and others published mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse. One of the most enduring features of iranian politics under the islamic republic has been the kaleidoscope of competing factions. International affairs department,the institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeini s works. Durham etheses the military in the islamic republic of iran. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse, n. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran syracuse.
Factional politics in postkhomeini iran by mehdi research. The death of the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini on june 3, 1989, closed a turbulent chapter in irans long history and opened a new and still uncertain phase in its evolution as a nation. The postkhomenei era has profoundly changed the sociopolitical landscape of iran. The authoritarian regime in iran has not developed into a ruling party system as in egypt under mubarak. Hooman majds analysis of irans 2009 protests is flawed but intriguing. Factional politics in post khomeini iran available for download and read online in other formats. Khomeini had established the irgc on april 22, 1979, shortly after the revolution. From the islamic revolution to the islamic republic of iran. The shah and his family had fled the country two weeks before. Islamic fundamentalism khomeini, rohollah personality 3. See jomhurie islami, august 21, 1983, quoted in moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran, 67. This book is the result of several years of hard and intensive work on a.
Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east by mehdi moslem 20021101 mehdi moslem on. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual. A critical introduction to khomeini as the architect of the iranian revolution of 1979, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini remains one of the most inspirational and enigmatic fi gures of the twentieth century. The path dependent nature of factionalism in postkhomeini iran. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east by mehdi moslem 20021101. Pdf factional politics download full pdf book download. Postrevolution iran, in its insistence on being a republic as well as a theocracy of sorts. Khomeinis son ahmad was a strong critic of the iranian regime after his fathers death. Bibliography of irans islamic revolution, english books. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and political history of the middle east. His conservative ideology opposed prowestern tendencies. Dislocation of the state and the emergence of factional. Any attempt at the restoration of a normal relationship with the core countries has been helped by factional power struggles. Khomeini, islamic fundamentalism and the warrior of god.
Imam khomeini bibliography of irans islamic revolution. Irans political economy since the revolution by suzanne. The political system in postkhomeini iran is not based on political parties. None of them acknowledged their relationship with the society, however, maintaining more open ties with the islamic coalition. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran. Its scope includes all areas of the world with a persian or iranian legacy, especially iran, afghanistan, central asia and the caucasus, and northern india. The pen anthology of contemporary iranian literature new york. The political system in post khomeini iran is not based on political parties. Whilst khatami condemned his nationss fanatical past, there still remains an opposing faction towards the west. Irans armed forces are, therefore, among the biggest in the region. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse, ny. Since 1989, the internal dynamics of change in iran, rooted in a panoply of socioeconomic, cultural, institutional, demographic, and behavioral factors, have led to a noticeable transition in both societal and governmental structures of power, as well as the way in which many iranians have come to deal with. This erudite volume provides a important corrective to the superficial portrayal of irans society, culture and politics.
The post2009 electoral crisis, migration and regime stability 95 conclusion 97. Farideh farhi is an independent scholar and affiliate graduate faculty at the university of hawaii at manoa. Factional politics available for download and read online in other formats. On february 1, 1979, the ayatollah khomeini returns to iran in triumph after 15 years of exile. Iranian presidential election of 1997 took place on 23 may 1997, which resulted in an unpredicted win for the reformist candidate mohammad khatami.
The united states was an ally of the late shah of iran, mohammad reza pahlavi the shah, who ruled from 1941 until his ouster in february 1979. On the one hand, the postrevolutionary iranian political elite intro duced a. The hojjatieh society the attached article, published in the encyclopedia iranica, provides a concise. Moving chronologically from the early years under khomeini, through the economic deprivations of the 1980s during the iran iraq war, through liberalization under khatami to the present, maloney offers fascinating insights into iran s domestic politics and how economic policies have affected ideology, leadership priorities, and foreign relations. Six years after khamenei became supreme leader, ahmad made a blunt speech expressing his views. He explains the sources of factionalism and the major personalities in the evolving factional alignments in the country. Persians are the largest ethnic group in iran, while there are more than a dozen different ethnic minorities in iran, including azeris, kurds, armenians, assyrians, and jews. The election was notable not only for the lopsided majority of the winner 70% but for the high turnout. It explains the manner in which the sepah has become a powerful political force with a substantial stake in irans economy and foreign policy. Mar 09, 2018 among the new issues covered are the events leading up to the teheran hostage crisis, ayatollah khomeini s life and writings, president rafsanjanis activities against the shah, rafsanjanis recent reforms, iran s involvement in the kuwaiti crisis, and the domestic and foreign policy challenges facing iran in the post.
Chapter 2 power structures and factional rivalries in the islamic republic of iran. Jan 16, 2018 see jomhurie islami, august 21, 1983, quoted in moslem, factional politics in post khomeini iran, 67. The revolution placed iran at the forefront of middle east politics and. Many among the irgc and the basij interpret president khatamis reforms and the ideas of his adherents as challenges to the interests of those who have been loyal supporters of the islamic republic and. Postrevolutionary politics has been the scene of clashes between left and right factions that has caused political uncertainty, reflecting the dislocation of the postrevolutionary state in the worldsystem. Morgana nevertheless, throughout the 1980s, the factional. A study on the iranian political elite from khomeini to ahmadinejad eva patricia rakel the iranian islamic revolution brought about a political system based on a combination of state institutions that derive their legitimacy from islamic law and republican institutions legitimized by the people. Post revolutionary politics has been the scene of clashes between left and right factions that has caused political uncertainty, reflecting the dislocation of the post revolutionary state in the worldsystem. Among the new issues covered are the events leading up to the teheran hostage crisis, ayatollah khomeinis life and writings, president. Obama also trod carefully during irans postelection uprising, resisting calls to sup port the opposition. Larijani was the secretary of the supreme national security council from 15 august 2005 to. Factional politics in postkhomeini iran modern intellectual and.
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