Book contents
- A Dynastic History of Iran
- A Dynastic History of Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Qajar Autocracy
- 3 The Constitutional Revolution
- 4 The New Dynasty
- 5 Iran and Great Game Politics
- 6 Dynasty Consolidated
- 7 Economic Development, Political Underdevelopment
- 8 The Gendarme of the Region
- 9 The Monarchy’s End
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 August 2022
Book contents
- A Dynastic History of Iran
- A Dynastic History of Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Qajar Autocracy
- 3 The Constitutional Revolution
- 4 The New Dynasty
- 5 Iran and Great Game Politics
- 6 Dynasty Consolidated
- 7 Economic Development, Political Underdevelopment
- 8 The Gendarme of the Region
- 9 The Monarchy’s End
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the volume, stating the central objective of the book – namely, tracing the rise, consolidation, and fall of Iran’s last two dynasties – and the political, social, and economic changes that each of the two dynasties, the Qajars and the Pahlavis, effected in Iran.
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- A Dynastic History of IranFrom the Qajars to the Pahlavis, pp. 1 - 4Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022