The making of modern Iran : state and society under Riza Shah 1921-1941
The articles in this volume collectively present a picture of Iran under Riza Shah in all its complexity, in darker as well as lighter shades, highlighting the era's debt to the past as well as its legacy to the future
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Introduction Part 1: The New State 1. Riza Shah's Political Legitimacy and Social Base, 1921-1941 2. Riza Shah and the Paradoxes of Military Modernization in Iran 3. Mudarris, Republicanism and the Rise of Power of Riza Khan, Sardar-i Sipah Part 2: International Relations 4. Riza Shah's 1927-28 Abrogation of Capitulations Michael Zirinsky Chapter 5. Performing the Nation: The Shah's Official State Visit to Kemalist Turkey, June-July 1934 Part 3: Culture and Ideology 6. Transforming Dangerous Nomads into Useful Artisans, Technicians, Agriculturalists: Education in the Riza Shah Period 7. Triumphs and Travails of Authoritarian Modernization in Iran 8. Expanding Agendas for the "new" Iranian Woman: Family Law, Work and Unveiling 9. Riza Shah Pahlavi and Women: A Re-evaluation 10. The Banning of the Veil and its Consequences Part 4: The Tribes 11. Riza Shah and the tribes: An Overview 12. The Case of the Shahsevan 13. Riza Shah and the Disintegration of Bakhtiyari Power in Iran, 1921-1934
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