Iran at the Crossroads

by J. Esposito, R. Ramazani

Overview

At the dawn of the 21st century, we are witnessing the redefining and reforming of the Islamic Republic, a struggle between the President Khatami's reformist agenda and more militant conservative forces led by Ayatollah Khameni, Iran's Supreme Religious Guide. The Islamic Republic of Iran at 20 is a place of new promises and aspirations whose political, economic ,and socioeconomic struggles have significance not only for Iranians but also for Iran's relations with the international community. Iran at the Crossroads provides an intimate view of Iran, domestically and internationally, and the current struggle to reconstruct and thus relegitimate the revolution. This volume includes essays by American, European, and Iranian scholars writing on the extraordinary changing situation in Iran today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312238162
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	03/09/2001
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

JOHN L. ESPOSITO is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, and Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.

R.K. RAMAZANI is Edward R. Stettinius Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia.

Table of Contents

From Khomeini to Khatami: Introduction; J.L.Esposito The Paradoxes of Politics in Post-Revolutionary Iran; M.Boroujerdi Reform and Resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran; M.M.Milani On the Reconfiguration of the Public Sphere and the Changing Political Landscape of Revolutionary Iran; F.Farhi The Politics of the 'Women's Question' in the Islamic Republic, 1979-1999; H.Esfandiari Iran's Economy: Twenty Years after the Islamic Revolution; B.Khajepour The Governance of the Jurist in Iran; A.Sachedina Iran's Foreign Policy Towards Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus; M.Mesbahi The Iranian Revolution and International Politics: Some European Perspectives; F.Halliday Reflecting on Iran's Foreign Policy; R.K.Ramazani

Editorial Reviews

This engaging and informative book...analyzes both the accomplishments of the Islamic Republic and the challenges that lie ahead. Library Journal

From the Publisher

The Islamic Republic of Iran has now entered its third decade of existence. Many of the revolutionary organs and governmental institutions that were established after the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy in 1979 have now become institutionalized. Domestically, over the past 20 years reforms have been gradually introduced in political, social, and economic areas with varying degrees of success. In the international arena, Iran has generally normalized its once stormy relations with the outside world and has entered into various cooperative arrangements with its neighbors. This engaging and informative book, edited by two respected scholars of Middle Eastern studies, Esposito (Georgetown Univ.) and Ramazani (Univ. of Virginia), analyzes both the accomplishments of the Islamic Republic and the challenges that lie ahead. The contributors to this scholarly yet accessible volume give us a fascinating picture of contemporary Iranian society, culture, politics, and economics. Highly recommended for academic and large public libraries. Nader Entessar, Spring Hill Coll., Mobile, AL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

A selection of contributions to a February 1999 conference at Georgetown University and papers commissioned to broadened the coverage, examine the country 20 years after the Islamic revolution. Iranian and western scholars, most now working in the US, consider such aspects as the paradoxes of politics, the reconfiguration of the public sphere and the changing political landscape, Iran's economy, and European perspectives of Iran's international politics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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