IRAN COUNTRY STUDY
BOOK ON CD-ROM
IRAN: A COUNTRY STUDY
Published by the United States Government in 1989. 403 pages. Adobe
PDF
format on
professionally labeled CD-ROM.
Iran:
A Country Study offers a concise and objective examination of the dominant
historical, geographic, social, economic, political, and military aspects of
Iran.
* Iran
* Foreword
* Acknowledgments
* Preface
* Country Profile - Visit new updated Profile (PDF)
o Country
o Geography
o Society
o Economy
o Transportation and Communications
o Government and Politics
o National Security
* Introduction
* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Shaul Bakhash)
o Ancient Iran
+ Pre-Achaemenid Iran
+ Immigration of the Medes and the Persians
+ The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 B.C.
+ Alexander the Great, the Seleucids, and the Parthians
+ The Sassanids, A.D. 224-642
+ Islamic Conquest
o Invasions of the Mongols and Tamerlane
o The Safavids, 1501-1722
o The Oajars, 1795-1925
+ The Constitutional Revolution
+ World War I
o The Era of Reza Shah, 1921-41
o World War II and the Azarbaijan Crisis
o Mossadeq and Oil Nationalization
o The Post-Mossadeq Era and the Shah's White Revolution
+ State and Society, 1964-74
+ Renewed Opposition
+ The Coming of the Revolution
o The Bakhtiar Government
o The Revolution
+ Bazargan and the Provisional Government
+ The New Constitution
+ The Bani Sadr Presidency
+ Terror and Repression
+ Consolidation of the Revolution
* Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Eric Hooglund)
o Geography
+ Topography
+ Climate
o Population
+ Major Cities
+ Emigration
+ Refugees
o People and Languages
+ The Persian Language
+ The Persian-speaking People
+ Indo-Iranian-speaking Groups
# Lurs and Bakhtiaris
# Baluchis
# Kurds
# Other Groups
+ Turkic-speaking Groups
# Azarbaijanis
# Qashqais
# Other Groups
+ Semitic Language Groups
+ Armenians
o Structure of Society
+ Urban Society
# The Urban Political Elite
# The Bazaar
+ Social Class in Contemporary Iran
# The Upper Classes
# The Middle Classes
# The Working Class
# The Lower Class
+ Urban Migration
+ Rural Society
+ Nomadic Society
o The Family
o The Sexes
+ Traditional Attitudes Toward Segregation of the Sexes
+ Impact of Western Ideas on the Role of Women
+ Female Participation in the Work Force
o Religious Life
+ Shia Islam in Iran
# Distinctive Beliefs
# Religious Obligations
# Religious Institutions and Organizations
# Religious Hierarchy
# Unorthodox Shia Religious Movements
+ Sunni Muslims
+ Non-Muslim Minorities
# Bahais
# Christians
# Jews
# Zoroastrians
o Education
o Health and Welfare
+ Medical Personnel and Facilities
+ Health Hazards and Preventive Medicine
+ Water Supply and Sanitation
+ Welfare
* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Angus MacPherson)
o Role of the Government
+ The Beginnings of Modernization: The Post-1925 Period
+ Oil Revenues and the Acceleration of Modernization, 1960-79
+ The Post-1979 Period
+ Monetary and Fiscal Policy
# Banking
# Taxes
o The War's Impact on the Economy
+ Oil Exports
+ War Costs
o Labor Force
o Petroleum Industry
+ Oil and Gas Industry
+ Production and Reserves
+ Concession Agreements
+ Refining and Transport
o Non-Oil Industry
+ Carpets
+ Construction
+ Manufacturing and Industrial Development
+ Mining and Quarrying
+ Utilities
+ Transportation and Telecommunications
# Transportation
# Telecommunications
+ Tourism
o Agriculture
+ Water
+ Land Use
+ Crop Production
# Grains
# Sugar
+ Livestock
+ Fisheries
+ Forestry
o Foreign Trade
+ Imports
+ Non-Oil Exports
+ Trade Partners
o Balance of Payments
* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Eric Hooglund)
o Constitutional Framework
+ The Faqih
+ The Presidency
+ The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
+ The Majlis
+ The Council of Guardians
+ The Judiciary
o Local Government
o Political Dynamics
+ The Provisional Government
+ The Rise and Fall of Bani Sadr
+ The Reign of Terror
+ The Consolidation of Theocracy
o Political Parties
+ The Domination of the Islamic Republican Party
+ Opposition Political Parties in Exile
# Monarchists
# Democratic Parties
# Islamic Groups
# Marxists
o Political Orientations
o The Mass Media
o Foreign Policy
+ Concept of Export of Revolution
+ Concept of Neither East nor West
+ The Iran-Iraq War
+ Relations with Regional Powers
# The Persian Gulf States
# Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
# Israel and the Non-Gulf Arab States
+ Iran's Role in Lebanon
+ Iran and International Organizations
* Chapter 5 - National Security (Joseph A. Kechichian and Houman Sadri)
o Armed Forces
+ Historical Background
+ The Revolutionary Period
+ Command and Control
+ Organization, Size, and Equipment
# Army
# Navy
# Air Force
+ Source and Quality of Manpower
+ Foreign Influences in Weapons, Training, and Support Systems
+ Domestic Arms Production
o Special and Irregular Armed Forces
+ Organization and Functions
+ Operations
+ Role in National Security
o The Iran-Iraq War
+ The Original Iraqi Offensive
+ Iranian Mobilization and Resistance
+ The Iranian Counteroffensive
+ The War of Attrition
+ Internationalization of the War
+ Gradual Superpower Involvement
+ The Tanker War
+ Role of the Air Force
+ Role of the Navy
o Armed Forces and Society
+ Status in National Life
+ The Defense Burden
+ The Impact of Casualties on Society
+ Treatment of Veterans and Widows
o Internal Security
+ Internal Security in the 1970s
+ Law Enforcement Agencies
# Savak
# Savama
# Gendarmerie and National Police
+ Antiregime Opposition Groups
# Mojahedin
# Fadayan
# Paykar
+ The Role of Minorities in Internal Security
* Appendix. Tables
* Bibliography
* Glossary
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