1 Society, Revolution, and International Politics: Background to Understanding Iran

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Tables IX
4. Preface X
5. Acknowledgments XII
6. Map of Iran XVI
7. 1 Society, Revolution, and International Politics: Background to Understanding Iran 1
8. 2 The Qajar Era and the Constitutional Revolution: Anglo-Russian Rivalry and Iran's Political Development 13
9. 3 The Impact of World War I and the Russian Revolution 45
10. 4 Internal and External Politics: Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States in Iran 61
11. 5 The FaU of the Gilan Republic: Collapse from Within 78
12. 6 The Reign of Reza Shah 93
13. 7 The Northern Revolutions and Great Power Policy 122
14. 8 The Autonomous Provincial Governments: Development and Collapse 159
15. 9 The Rise of Iranian Nationalism and Reform from Above 179
16. 10 Imperial Dictatorship 197
17. 11 The Islamic Revolution 216
18. Notes 231
19. Bibliography 276
20. Index 285