The Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origins of Feminism / Edition 1

by Janet Afary

Overview

During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to 1911 a variety of forces played key roles in overthrowing a repressive regime. Afary sheds new light on the role of ordinary citizens and peasantry, the status of Iranian women, and the multifaceted structure of Iranian society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231103510
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	08/22/1996
Series:	History and Society of the Modern Middle East
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.96(w) x 8.94(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Janet Afary is assistant professor of history and women's studies at Purdue University.

What People are Saying About This

Nikki Keddie

Adds significantly to the recent body of excellent work on the important and exciting story of Iran's first twentieth-century revolution. Particularly in her discussion of neglected groups and classes, including women, peasants, and workers, Afary sheds major new light on their role in this epochal event, an event which is key to the understanding of twentieth-century Iranian and world history.

— Nikki Keddie,, University of California, Los Angeles

Editorial Reviews

Adds significantly to the recent body of excellent work on the important and exciting story of Iran's first twentieth-century revolution. Particularly in her discussion of neglected groups and classes, including women, peasants, and workers, Afary sheds major new light on their role in this epochal event, an event which is key to the understanding of twentieth-century Iranian and world history.

Nikki Keddie

A thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of the formation of Iran´s first constitution, ratified on December 30, 1906, just a week before the death of Muzffar al-Din Shah.

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