Fragile resistance : social transformation in Iran from 1500 to the Revolution

1. A Framework For The Study Of Social Change In Iran -- Pt. 1. Social Structure And Social Change In Pre-capitalist Iran, 1500-1800 -- 2. The Iranian Social Formation, Circa 1630 -- 3. Social Change In Iran From 1500 To 1800 -- Conclusion To Part One: The Significance Of The Safavid Period And The Eighteenth Century -- Pt. 2. Social Structure And Social Change In Qajar Iran, 1800-1925 -- 4. Crossing The Threshold Of Dependence: The Iranian Social Formation From 1800 To 1914 -- 5. Reform, Rebellion, Revolution, Coup: Social Movements In Qajar Iran -- Conclusion To Part Two: The Theoretical Significance Of The Qajar Period -- Pt. 3. Social Structure And Social Change In Pahlavi Iran And After, 1925-1991 -- 6. State, Society, And Economy In The Reza Shah Period, 1925-1941: The Compression Of Social Forces -- 7. Democratization, Separatism, Nationalization, Coup: Social Movements From 1941 To 1953 -- 8. The New Situation Of Dependency: Dependent Capitalist Development Under Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, 1953-1977 -- 9. The Making Of The Iranian Revolution And After, 1977-1991 -- Conclusions: The History Of Social Change In Iran: A Theoretical Reprise. John Foran. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [421]-440) And Index. This study, beginning with the rise of the Safavid dynasty in 1501 and tracing the transformation of Iran's social structure, offers an interpretive synthesis of Iranian history.