Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. A note on transliteration, Persian calendar, and translation xiii
5. List of figures xv
6. List of tables xvii
7. List of acronyms and abbreviations xix
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. Sociological perspectives 9
10. 2. History 31
11. 3. The Qajar period (1795–1925) 51
12. 4. The Pahlavi period (1925–1979) 81
13. 5. The post-Revolution period (1979–present) 117
14. 6. “The assembly is finished and…” 175
15. References 189
16. Appendices 213
17. Index 227