This book traces the transformation of Iran's social structure from
the rise of the Safavid dynasty in 1501 to the dramatic social
movements of the twentieth century. Rooted in the current debates
in the sociology of development, the book offers a new assessment
of the encounter of Iran with the West in light of a variety of
social science theories including world systems, dependency, and
political culture. John Foran presents a new synthesis of Iranian
history, arguing that Iranian social structure is the historical
product of both internal and external dynamics and that commercial,
political, and military relations with the West shaped social
arrangements in ways that activated a series of "populist"
movements of resistance. He maintains that these movements have
been only partially successful because they rested on fragile
social bases and because foreign powers have continued to intervene
in the country's affairs. Foran excels in making the 1979 Islamic
Revolution intelligible in terms of Iran's history.
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