This book contains the most detailed and comprehensive statement of Homa Katouzian's theory of arbitrary state and society in Iran, and its applications to Iranian history and politics, both modern and traditional. Every chapter is a study of its own specific topics while being firmly a part of the whole argument. The discussions include close comparisons with the history of Europe to demonstrate the diversities of the logic and sociology of Iranian history from their European counterparts. Being the first modern theory of Iranian history, it is highly regarded by Iranian historians and social scientists, especially as it has helped to resolve many of the anomalies resulting from the application of traditional theories.
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This study of the history of Iranian politics deals with, among other things, the persistence of the tension between the society and the state..
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Homa Katouzian is a social scientist and literary critic. He has taught at various universities, including UCLA and the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. An Associate Member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, his publications include State and Society in Iran (2000), Sadeq Hedayat: The Life and Legend of an Iranian Writer (1991), Musaddiq and the Struggle for Power in Iran (1990), The Political Economy of Modern Iran (1981) and Ideology and Method in Economics (1980).
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As a theory of history, the theory of arbitrary rule has the same scientific and epistemological status as any other such theory proposed from the classical age until our time, in providing an analytical framework - described in recent times as a 'paradigm' - for study of the society or societies to which it refers through time as well as space. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aridisolatic society, grand vazir, arbitrary society, aristocratic magnates, arbitrary ruler, arbitrary regime, individualist liberalism, constitutional revolution, arbitrary state, administrative centralisation, fiscal history, constitutionalist movement, arbitrary government, massive revolts, hydraulic society, comparative theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Political Economy of Modern Iran, Amir Kabir, Qiyam-e Shaikh Mohammad, Reza Shah, Farrah-ye Izadi, Oxford University Press, Qiyam-e Khiyabani, Abdollah Mostawfi, God's Grace, Reza Khan, Sayyed Zia, Sharh-e Hal, Adam Smith, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Nashr-e Markaz, Foreign Office, Homa Katouzian, Soviet Union, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Nehzat-e Melli, United States, Abbas Mirza, Ahmad Kasravi, Fath'ali Shah New!
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As a theory of history, the theory of arbitrary rule has the same scientific and epistemological status as any other such theory proposed from the classical age until our time, in providing an analytical framework - described in recent times as a 'paradigm' - for study of the society or societies to which it refers through time as well as space. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aridisolatic society, grand vazir, arbitrary society, aristocratic magnates, arbitrary ruler, arbitrary regime, individualist liberalism, constitutional revolution, arbitrary state, administrative centralisation, fiscal history, constitutionalist movement, arbitrary government, massive revolts, hydraulic society, comparative theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Political Economy of Modern Iran, Amir Kabir, Qiyam-e Shaikh Mohammad, Reza Shah, Farrah-ye Izadi, Oxford University Press, Qiyam-e Khiyabani, Abdollah Mostawfi, God's Grace, Reza Khan, Sayyed Zia, Sharh-e Hal, Adam Smith, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Nashr-e Markaz, Foreign Office, Homa Katouzian, Soviet Union, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Nehzat-e Melli, United States, Abbas Mirza, Ahmad Kasravi, Fath'ali Shah New!
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- Ideology and Method in Economics by Homa Katouzian on 10 pages
- Musaddiq and the Struggle For Power in Iran by Homa Katouzian on 8 pages
- Iran Between Two Revolutions (Princeton Studies on the Near East) by Ervand Abrahamian on 6 pages
- The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics) by Adam Smith on 5 pages
- French Revolution by Leo Gershoy on 4 pages
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