The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani Contributor(s): Farzaneh, Mateo Mohammad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815633882 ISBN-13: 9780815633884 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iran - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Political Science | Constitutions |
Dewey: 955.051 |
LCCN: 2014045490 |
Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.35" W x 9.29" (1.38 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century's first such political movement in the Middle East. It represented a landmark in Iranian history because of the unlikely support it received from Shi'ite clerics who historically viewed Western concepts with suspicion, some claiming constitutionalism to be anti-Islamic. Leading the support was Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, the |