Subject(s): Iran -- History -- 20th century
Contents:List of maps -- List of illustrations -- List of tables and figures -- Chronology -- Glossary -- A political who's who of modern Iran -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. 'Royal despots' : state and society under the Qajars -- 2. Reform, revolution, and the Great War -- 3. The ir
Subject(s): Religion and state -- History -- 20th century | Religion and politics -- History -- 20th century | World politics -- 1989-
Contents:The question of religion's role in politics and society : modernization, secularization and beyond? -- Quantifying religion -- Global GIR from 1990 to 2002 -- Western democracies -- The former
Subject(s): Feminism -- Africa | Women's rights -- Africa | Women in politics
Contents:Historic influences on contemporary women's movements -- The rise of the new women's movements -- The challenge of new women's movements -- Women's movements and constitutional and legislative challenges -- In pursuit of equal politic
Subject(s): Sociology | Sociology -- Cross-cultural studies
Contents:Japan: the importance of belonging -- Mexico: conflict and cooperation -- The bushmen of Namibia: ancient culture in a new nation -- Egypt: faith, gender, and class -- Germany: diversity in a modern nation-state -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.
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