Iran in the 21st Century : Politics, Economics & Conflict (Paperback)

Preface  1. Introduction: Iran in the 21^st Century: Politics, Economics and Confrontation  Homa Katouzian and Hossein Shahidi  National Identity and National Interests  2. Crafting a National Identity amidst Contentious Politics in Contemporary Iran  Farideh Farhi  3.  The Dilemma of National Interest in the Islamic Republic of Iran  Hamid Ahmadi  4. From Multilingual Empire to Contested Modern State  Touraj Atabaki  Dissent  5. Three Faces of Dissent: Cognitive, Expressive and Traditionalist Discourses of Discontent in Contemporary Iran  Mahmood Sadri and Ahmad Sadri  6. From Motherhood to Equal Rights Advocates: The Weakening of Patriarchal Order Azadeh Kian Thebaut  Foreign Policy Challenges  7. Iran and the United States in the Shadow of 9/11: Persia and the Persian Question Revisited  Ali Ansari  8. A Look to the North: Opportunities and Challenges  Farhad Atai  9. Israel-Iranian Relations Assessed: Strategic Competition from the Power Cycle Perspective  Trita Parsi  Nuclear Policy  10. Nuclear Policy and International Relations  Saideh Lotfian  11. Nuclear Energy: a Case for Sustainable Development  Mehdi Askarieh  Economic Performance  12. Oil, Economic Diversification and the Democratic Process in Iran  Massoud Karshenas and Hassan Hakimian  13. Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth in Iran: Past Experience and Future Prospects  Ahmad Jalali Naini  14. Human Resources in Iran: Potentials and Challenges  Djavad Saleh-Isfahni  15. The Significance of Economic History, and the Fundamental Features of the Economic History of Iran  Homa Katouzian