Democracy in Iran: Why It Failed and How It Might Succeed

by Misagh Parsa

Book Overview

The Green Movement protests that erupted in Iran in 2009 amid allegations of election fraud shook the Islamic Republic to its core. For the first time in decades, the adoption of serious liberal reforms seemed possible. But the opportunity proved short-lived, leaving Iranian activists and intellectuals to debate whether any path to democracy remained open.

Offering a new framework for understanding democratization in developing countries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674545044
• ISBN13: 9780674545045
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"