Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

The Quest for Authority in Iran (eBook, PDF)

A History of The Presidency from Revolution to Rouhani

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Iran's presidents have defined the Islamic Republic's attitudes towards the rest of the world. Never has this been more true than now. In this book Siavush Randjbar-Daemi presents an in-depth analysis of the evolution of the Iranian presidency from its inception in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution to the present day. He offers detailed narratives of each president's ascent to the post and their struggles to acquire authority and
maintain relevance within the political process. The figures under consideration include the widely-admired Mohammad Khatami, the internationally-criticised Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, who steered the decade-long nuclear confrontation between Iran and the West towards a diplomatic conclusion.
This book sheds light on the extraordinarily complex workings of the Iranian state, taking into account both the opportunities and challenges that each president has faced whilst in power. It will be essential reading for scholars of Iranian history, political science and international diplomacy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786732675
• Artikelnr.: 55416449

Autorenporträt

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He was previously Lecturer in Iranian History at the University of Manchester. He specialises in the political history of Iran since 1941, with a current emphasis on the Left and periods of political diversity, particularly 1941-1953 and 1977-1981. He is the author of the The Quest for Authority in Iran: A History of the Presidency from Revolution to Rouhani (I.B. Tauris, 2018).