Mehran Kamrava (Qatar Georgetown University)

Righteous Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on extensive fieldwork and rare primary sources, Mehran Kamrava provides a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state exercises power. Highlighting the nuances of Iranian politics, Kamrava shows how factional politics and rentierism serve to enhance state resilience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 150mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781009362054
• ISBN-10: 1009362054
• Artikelnr.: 67568409

Autorenporträt

Mehran Kamrava is Professor of Government at Georgetown University Qatar. He also directs the Iranian Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. He is a prolific author, and among his numerous journal articles and books are A Concise History of Revolution (2020) and A Dynastic History of Iran (2022).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Authoritarian perseverance
3. Ruling under stress
4. The constitution, elections, & legitimacy
5. Elected representatives
6. The unelected leadership
7. The praetorians
8. Maintaining the system
9. The deep state
10. Intra-Elite dynamics
11. The state and its riches
12. Conclusion.