Modern Iran

Covering the period from the early nineteenth century to the present day, Modern Iran: A History in Documents brings together primary sources in translation that shed light on aspects of the political, social, cultural, and intellectual history of modern Iran. It makes use of a combination of documents that include newspapers and the periodical press, diaries, memoirs, letters, speeches, and essays that have been translated here for the first time from Persian. It focuses on the momentous changes that society went through, encompassing not only political events and developments but also ideas, perceptions, and mindsets. As a result, in addition to well-known texts of major diplomatic conventions, this book also includes lesser-known passages that describe the reception of and response to major developments on the part of different segments of society, both men and women. The book is divided into ten chapters, with the last one bringing together documents that offer insights into recent events; these documents include contrasting viewpoints expressed in the Iranian press regarding the nuclear agreement reached in 2015 between Iran and six world powers.

ISBN-13: 9781558766013

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Wiener - Markus Publishers - Incorporated

Publication Date: 10-14-2014

Pages: 286

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: IRAN IN THE “LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY”: 1785-1911
Chapter 1: Qajar Rule, Society, and the Great Powers:
Chapter 2: Reforms, Economic Concessions, and Expressions of Dissent
Chapter 3: Constitution and Constitutionalism: Debates and Developments

PART TWO: 1911-1978
Chapter 4: War, Coup D’éTat, Hopes, and Disillusionment
Chapter 5: State-Building, the Politics of Modernization, and Its Discontents
Chapter 6: Intellectuals, Islam, and the Search for “Cultural Authenticity”

PART THREE: THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION: 1978-1979
Chapter 7: The Months Leading to the 1979 Revolution

PART FOUR: IRAN TODAY: 1979 TO THE PRESENT
Chapter 8: Defining the Islamic Republic
Chapter 9: Voices of Reform and Societal Transformations
Chapter 10: The Tenth Presidential Election and Its Aftermath

Sample of included documents:
Iranian Feelings Towards Russia and the Russo-Japanese War in the Words of a Reformist and Constitutionalist
The Text of Naser al-Din Shah’s Letter Confirming the Annulment of the Tobacco Concession
Excerpts from Mirza Reza Kermani’s Cross-Examination
“Statement of Purpose of a Women’s Weekly,” Danesh, September 14, 1910
Mirza Mohammad Hosayn Na’ini and His Arguments in Favor of Constitutionalism
Critique of the 1919 Anglo-Persian Agreement According to Yahya
Reza Shah’s Statement on the “Day of Unveiling, January 8, 1936”
Excerpts from the Political Memoirs of Khalil Maleki
Manuchehr Hezarkhani on the Question of Culture in the Anti-Imperialist Struggle
The 1989 Amendment to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic
“Accepting the UN Resolution Is More Deadly to Me than Drinking a Cup of Poison!”: Ayatollah Khomeini’s Statement on Accepting a Ceasefire with Iraq According to UN Resolution 598, July 20, 1988
The Open Letter of the Commanders of the Revolutionary Guards to Mohammad Khatami, July 1999
The Open Letter of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to Seyyed Ali Khamene’i Regarding the Tenth Presidential Election, June 2009
“The Era of Sa’dabad Is Over,” Vatan-e Emrooz, July 16, 2015
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