Rieffer-Flanagan, Barbara Ann J. <br/><br/>
Evolving Iran :  an introduction to politics and problems in the Islamic republic / 
Barbara Ann Rieffer-Flanagan. 
 - xii, 259 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index. 
<br/><br/>	Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Glossary; 1 Introduction: The Incomplete Revolution; Part I: The Past; 2 Pahlavi Power and the Alienation of the Masses; 3 The Islamic Revolution and the Birth of a New Political System; Part II: The Present Political Regime; 4 Elections in Iran: Predicting Iranian Politics; 5 Pressuring the Islamic Republic to Promote Human Rights; 6 Assessing Iranian Foreign Policy since the Revolution: Islamic Realpolitik; 7 Economic Policies in the Midst of Ideological Infighting; Part III. The Future. 8 Conclusion: Emancipating Iranian PoliticsBibliography; Index. 
<br/><br/> Evolving Iran presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near future. Despite the fact that the revolution ushered in a theocracy, its political system has largely tended to prioritize self-interest and pragmatism over theology and religious values, while continuing to reinvent itself in the face of internal and international threats. The author also examines the prospects for democratization in Iran. Since the early years of the twentieth century, Iranians have. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781589019782 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human rights--History.--Iran
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Iran--Politics and government--1979-1997.<br/>Iran--Politics and government--1997-<br/>Iran--Economic policy--1979-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS 318.8  / R553e 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>955.05