Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran (Hardcover)

List of Figures and Table
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. The Civil Militia and State Control
1. The Basij: Nongovernmental Organization, Administered Mass Organization, or Militia?
Part II. The Basij and the Shaping of an Insiders' Network
2. The History and Transformation of the Basij, 1980–2013
3. Penetration into Society: The Organizational Structure of the Basij
4. Mass Membership and Recruitment Training
5. The Mass Indoctrination of Basij Members
Part III. The Basij and the Suppression of Others
6. The Basij and Propaganda
7. The Basij and Moral Control
8. The Basij and Surveillance
9. The Basij and Political Repression
Part IV. The Basij and the Controlling of Societal Sectors
10. The Basij and the Controlling of Families
11. The Basij and the Controlling of Schools
12. The Basij and the Controlling of Universities
13. The Basij and the Controlling of the Economy
Part V. The Sociology of the Basij—Motivations and Loyalty
14. Basij Members—Islamic Warriors or Religious Thugs?
Conclusion: The Emergence of a Captive Society
Appendix: Excerpts from Official Basij Documents
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index