The following articles by nikki keddie, listed in chronological order, are available on jstor for those who have access to jstor. Iran is developing a submarine that could launch an antiship cruise missile designed to quickly sink an american warship operating in the strait of hormuz, according to a new report. Keddie the iranian revolution of 197879 shocked the world and set in motion a search for causes. This national intelligence estimate nie assesses the status of irans nuclear program, and the programs outlook over the next 10 years. Oil iran is opecs secondlargest oil producer and the thirdlargest crude oil exporter in the world. This fascinating book is the revised and expanded version of her 1981 roots of revoution. An interpretive history of modern iran keddie, nikki r.
Keddie provides insightful commentary on the iran iraq war, the persian gulf war, and the effects of 911 and iran s strategic relationship with the us. An important development of the modern era, however, is a growing tendency to perceive women as agents whose potential or actual labor positively contributes to society. Nikki keddie, along with ervand abrahamian, has influenced generations of students and scholars of iran. In addition to the recent history of invasion, war, the perpetual palestinianisraeli conflict and ongoing nationbuilding efforts by the united states in. The minorities question in iran, 1995 nikki keddie. Lxvi iran namag, volume 2, number 1 spring 2017 mina yazdani, towards a history of the bahai community of iran during the reign of mohammad reza shah 19411979, iran namag, volume 2, number 1 spring 2017, lxvi xciii. An interpretative history of modern iran new haven. In this substantially revised and expanded version of nikki keddies classic workroots of revolution,the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century. The standard history of modern iran, now revised and updated to explain the countrys tumultuous recent history in this substantially revised and expanded version of nikki keddie s classic work roots of revolution, the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century. In this revised and expanded version of nikki keddies work, roots of revolution, the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the.
Keddie, 2000 although all countries are unique, iran may have claim to more surprising political changes in the past century than any other country existing continuously during that period. In this revised and expanded version of nikki keddie s work, roots of revolution, the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century. Article details, iranian womens status and struggles since 1979. Since 2011, has procured ballistic missileapplicable technology and metals for shahid hemat industrial group shig. This is because l they unified a large territory comparable to modern iran and 2 they established a common religious base in shiism. The situation of women in iran since the revolution of 1978 to 1979 has been a complex and. This outcome contrasts sharply with other modern revolutionary movements, which have been fought in the name of nationalism or socialism and which have concluded. The standard history of modern iran, now revised and updated to explain the countrys tumultuous recent history in this substantially revised and expanded version of nikki. Keddie provides insightful commentary on the iran iraq war, the persian gulf war, and the effects of 911 and iran s strategic. Yale university press, 2003, isbn 0300098561, 379 pp.
This book consists of a series of interrelated chapters analyzing why iran, among all. Essays in middle eastern history in honor of nikki r. Roots and results of revolution yale university press, september, 2003. Eastern history, with a dissertation, the impact of the west on modern iranian social history. What seems to distinguish todays revival of nationalism and secularism in iran is that. But if irans rulers do acquire nuclear weapons on obamas watch, and if that leads to a 21st century that becomes bloodier than the 20th was, history will not judge him kindly. Iranian revolutions in comparative perspective nikki r. Most of the resulting analyses tend to locate the origins of the revolution. Added on may 17, 2017 to the specially designated nationals sdn list maintained by the u. In this updated edition of nikki keddies modern iranitself a substantially revised and expanded version of her classic work roots of revolutionthe author provides a new. Paper delivered at a ucla program in february 2003 on iran today in historical perspective. Keddie has 24 books on goodreads with 1718 ratings. This time frame is more appropriate for estimating capabilities than intentions and foreign reactions, which are more difficult to estimate over a decade.
The creation of the national library of iran dates from the early 1860s. Keddie provides insightful commentary on the iraniraq war, the persian gulf war, and the effects of 911 and irans strategic relationship with the us. Overview iran holds the worlds fourth largest proved crude oil reserves and the worlds secondlargest natural gas reserves. Most books on carpet deal with styles, patterns, and colors and tell very little about the place of carpets in the iranian economy and society. Why and how introduction the middle east continues to be a source of unending international drama and conflict. In early 2003 the situation in iran appears as one of crisis, multiple uncertainties, growing opposition to the. The standard history of modern iran, now revised and updated to explain the countrys tumultuous recent history in this substantially revised and expanded version of nikki keddies classic work roots of revolution, the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century. Department of the treasurys office of foreign assets control ofac, freezing its assets under u. Comparative considerations and relations to imperialism. Nikki r keddie biography and cv fields of interest ucla history. Keddie is professor emeritus of history at ucla and the author of women in the middle east and modern iran.
Download pdf towards a modern iran ebook full get book. Yale university press, 1981, and continuity and change in modern iran, coedited with m. In this substantially revised and expanded version of nikki keddie s classic workroots of revolution,the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century. An interpretive history of modern iran new haven and london. I have recent books on iran and a 2007 book on the history of middle eastern women, having published previously on the subject, and in the past few years having. Library of congress federal research division country profile.
The experts on iran, rarely in evidence when the revolution was brewing, are now prominent in explaining what happened and why. This volume by an international group is one of the best in making the connection between religion and politics, showing how islam has influenced iranian political life and iranian revolutions for centuries, and how natural it was that america became the great satan. For example, at the turn of the twentieth century, advocates of. The conundrum of iran iran will be a major player on the world stage in the decades ahead, and its actions and behavior will have a major and enduring impact on near and longterm u. The revival of nationalism and secularism in modern iran pejman abdolmohammadi lse middle east centre paper series 11. It summarizes some of the points made in my forthcoming modern iran. Keddie, yale university press, 2006, 0300121059, 9780300121056, 408 pages. Nikki haley shows concrete proof iran broke missile. Although they were, like most rulers in iran since the mid eleventh century, turks, the safavids are often seen as founders of the modern iranian state. In this revised and expanded version of nikki keddies work, roots of revolution, the author brings the story of modern iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century.
A multiclass opposition overthrew an autocratic ruler, leading to the establishment of a theocratic state. The minorities question in iran in the middle east as in the west, the concept of a minority, covering both religious and ethnic minorities within a state, is a modern one. The iranian revolution of 1979 was a pivotal moment in revolutionary history. Iran, may 2008 3 in november 1979, students affiliated with the latter group occupied the u. Other articles, though not necessarily at jstor can be found through with a wider online search. Keddie provides insightful commentary on the iraniraq war, the persian gulf war, and the effects of 911 and irans strategic.
In 1852, the modern darol fonoun school was established in tehran. The discourse on modernization and the problem of cultural integrity in nineteenthcentury iran monica ringer. Mina yazdani is assistant professor of history at eastern kentucky university. An interpretive history of modern iran yale university press, 1981, pages 22, 4852, 64, 242. Roots of revolution, an interpretive history of modern iran by nikki r. Despite the countrys abundant reserves, irans oil production has substantially declined over the past few years, and natural gas production growth has slowed. However, it should be pointed out that ideas related to nationalism and secularism are not something new in the intellectual history of iran. Iran and the surrounding world nikki r keddie, rudi. With the remnants of a an iranian missile as a backdrop, u. This working paper aims to investigate the revival of nationalism and secularism in iran, an ideological trend that reemerged in the late 1990s and continues still. Modern iran roots and results of revolution, nikki r. He also called, if not exactly in modern economic terms, for.