Islam and the Post-Revolutionary State in Iran

'...her short analysis of the Iranian armed forces in the 1980s is first-rate, so too is her much more substantial section on women and the state in Iran...As well as offering useful insights into the workings of the Islamic state in Iran, this readable book also provides a warning of the struggles ahead in many other Muslim societies.' - Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Times Higher Education Supplement ;Islam has been the driving force shaping the ideology and the power base of the Iranian revolution. This volume engages critically with the Islamic perspective and promises offered by the revolution. Looking at the rise of the religious institution as a revolutionary force, the author observes their post-revolutionary policies in the domains of politics, economics, education, the armed forces and women's status. In the event, the volume demonstrates that the Iranian government has failed to deliver on most, if not all, of its Islamic pledges.

Zusammenfassung
This volume engages critically with the Islamic perspective and promises offered by the revolution in Iran. It looks at the rise of the religious institution as a revolutionary force, observing that the government has failed to deliver on most of its pledges.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements - Introduction - Ulama and Secularisation: Conflict or coincidence of interest? - The Arms of the Bureaucracy and the Embrace of Theocracy - Valayateh Faqih, a Blue Print for Islamic Government? - Dreams Don't Come True - Profusion of Commands - The Armed Forces: Divided we Rule - Valayateh Faqih in Disarray - Freedom, Culture and Education in Khomeini's State: What Price Islam? - Women and the Post Revolutionary State - Islam for the People and Mammon for the Economy - Bibliography - Index