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In this book, Mansour Bonakdarian provides a detailed account of
the British involvement and support of the Iranian constitutional
and national struggle of 1906-1911, which was directed against the
Iranian autocracy and Anglo-Russian imperial intervention of Iran.
In particular, Bonakdarian examines the role of the Persia
Committee, a lobbying group founded in 1908 for the sole purpose of
changing Britain's policy towards Iran. This book's strength lies
in its coverage of how Edward Grey's policy towards Iran was shaped
and the extent to which it was affected by sustained criticism from
a number of disparate group of dissenters, radicals, socialists,
liberal imperialists, and conservatives. The volume and breadth of
primary archival materials used is extensive. Not only have all the
standard collections been examined, such as the Foreign Office
files and the Cabinet and Grey papers but also numerous private
archives in international libraries have been consulted.
Bonakdarian's deep understanding of the Iranian issues adds a rich
and balanced approach to the literature in the field. With clear
and systematic arguments, he offers an account of diplomatic
history that is accessible and persuasive. His scholarship is
certain to reinvigorate dialogue on the subject of Anglo-Iranian
relations.
This special issue of "Radical History Review" marks the thirtieth
anniversary of the Iranian revolution, an event that reverberated
across the globe, causing rifts and realignments in international
relations, as well as radical changes in Iranian political, social,
and cultural institutions. The Iranian revolution of 1979 was a
historical inevitability neither in its inception nor in its
outcome; however, its continued domestic and global significance -
often misunderstood and misinterpreted - remains indisputable. The
issue explores the complex and evolving nature of the
post-revolutionary dynamics in Iran and calls for renewed
reflection on the roots of the revolution, the processes leading to
its proponents' victory, and its impact on the Muslim world and the
global balance of power. The articles in this interdisciplinary
issue take up the legacy of the revolution within and outside the
borders of Iran and offer critical evaluation and new insights into
the transformations that Iran experienced as a result of the
revolution. One essay discusses the role of the crowd in the
revolution, while another traces the genealogy of the discourse of
anti-Zionism in Iranian circles. Other articles explore the
treatment of the revolution in the Egyptian press and illustrate
how the trauma of the revolution is portrayed in diasporic Iranian
women's biographies. The issue also features a "Reflections"
section, which includes eight short essays that provide snapshots
of postrevolutionary politics, economics, literature, cinema, and
visual arts, demonstrating both radical changes and continuities in
Iranian society. Contributors include Ervand Abrahamian, Mahdi
Ahouie, Niki Akhavan, Said Amir Arjomand, Mansour Bonakdarian,
Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, M. R. Ghanoonparvar, Hanan Hammad, Taraneh
Hemami, Persis M. Karim, Mazyar Lotfalian, Ali Mirsepassi, Minoo
Moallem, Nima Naghibi, Nasrin Rahimieh, Ahmad Sadri, and Djavad
Salehi-Isfahani. Kamran Talattof Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi is
Associate Professor of History and Sociology at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mansour Bonakdarian is visiting
Assistant Professor of History at the University of Toronto at
Mississauga. Nasrin Rahimieh is Professor of Comparative Literature
at the University of California, Irvine. Ahmad Sadri is Professor
of Sociology at Lake Forest College. Ervand Abrahamian is CUNY
Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the CUNY
Graduate Center.
The radicalisms are broadly defined by a resistance to oppression
and economic exploitation, as well as by a commitment to social
justice and human rights. The transition refers to the various
sociohistorical processes that have influenced the practice of
politics during the last twenty-five years or so: changes in
political structures, in geopolitical alignments, in the
organization of the economy, in ideological commitments, and, more
generally, in the culture of politics.
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