Preface to second edition
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Chronology
Introduction
1. Iran, Islam and Democracy: The Theoretical Context
2. The Politics of Managing Change
3. Revolution, Republic and War
4. Rafsanjani and the Ascendancy of the Mercantile Bourgeoisie
5. The Failure of the Mercantile Bourgeois Republic and the Election of Khatami
6. Contested Hegemonies and the Institutionalization of Power
7. The Dialectics of Reform
8. The Tide of Reform
9. The Tide Stemmed
10. Full Circle?
Conclusion: From Reform to Neo-Conservatism
Appendix I: A Crisis Every Nine Days: KHatami's First Term
Appendix II: Ayatollah Taheri's Resignation Letter
Appendix III: Letter from 127 Deputies to the Leader Ayatollak Khamene'i
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