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Based on empirical and theoretical investigation, and original insight into how a local protest movement developed into a revolution that changed a regime, this book shows us how …
The Safavid era is the key to the emergence of modern Iran. Safavid Iran became a regional superpower, with its reach extending beyond its domains into the Middle East, South Asia …
How to balance hereditary leadership, conformity to Islam, and the demands of a traditional society based on the family and tribal configurations with the vital need to promote …
Brings together contributions from students of the Middle East and academics from the fields of history and anthropology. The volume grew out of a conference of tribes and state …