Soldiers, Shahs and Subalterns in Iran
| Author | : S. Cronin |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2010-10-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230309036 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230309038 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (038 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Soldiers, Shahs and Subalterns in Iran by : S. Cronin
Download or read book Soldiers, Shahs and Subalterns in Iran written by S. Cronin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against conventional views of the unchallenged hegemony of a modernizing monarchy, this book argues that power was continuously contested in Riza Shah's Iran. Cronin excavates the successive challenges to Riza Shah's regime posed by a range of subaltern social groups and seeks to restore to these groups a sense of their historical agency.