4. The Shahanshah of Iran and the Elite

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. TABLES xii
5. FIGURES xvi
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. The Shahanshah of Iran and the Composition of the Political Elite 18
8. 3. The Shahanshah of Iran and the Counterelite 39
9. 4. The Shahanshah of Iran and the Elite 80
10. 5. A Historical Perspective on the Elite Nature of Iranian Society 118
11. 6. An Analysis of the Social Backgrounds of the Contemporary Political Elite 134
12. 7. The Orientations of the Political Elite, I 199
13. 8. The Orientations of the Political Elite, II 251
14. 9. The Consequences of Elite Orientations 299
15. 10. The Costs of Politics in Iran 330
16. APPENDICES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. INDEX 343