Background
Kamrava, Mehran was born on February 1, 1964 in Karadj, Iran. Came to the United States, 1978. Son of Hooshang and Efat (Randji) Kamrava.
( Comparative politics has undergone significant theoreti...)
Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study of the subject. Mehran Kamrava examines current and past approaches to the study of comparative politics and proposes a new framework for analysis. This is achieved through a comparative examination of state and social institutions, the interactions that occur between them, and the poltical cultures within which they operate. The book also offers a concise and detailed synthesis of existing comparative frameworks that, up to now at least, have encountered analytical shortcomings on their own. Although analytically different in its arguments and emphasis from the current "Mainstream" genre of literature on comparative politics, the present study is a logical outgrowth of the scholarly works of the last decade or so. It will be essential reading for all students of comparative politics.
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(This work focuses on the political and social factors con...)
This work focuses on the political and social factors contributing to the structural breakdown of the Pahlavi dynasty and includes research compiled from personal interviews with former revolutionary leaders, cabinet ministers and diplomats. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of the Middle East, politics, history and professional consultants and researchers.
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( Comparative politics has undergone significant theoreti...)
Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study of the subject. Mehran Kamrava examines current and past approaches to the study of comparative politics and proposes a new framework for analysis. This is achieved through a comparative examination of state and social institutions, the interactions that occur between them, and the poltical cultures within which they operate. The book also offers a concise and detailed synthesis of existing comparative frameworks that, up to now at least, have encountered analytical shortcomings on their own. Although analytically different in its arguments and emphasis from the current "Mainstream" genre of literature on comparative politics, the present study is a logical outgrowth of the scholarly works of the last decade or so. It will be essential reading for all students of comparative politics.
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( This book offers a concise and comprehensive examinatio...)
This book offers a concise and comprehensive examination of Iran's political history from the establishment of the Qajar dynasty in 1785 until the present. It focuses on both the historical evolution of Iranian political institutions as well as on the processes and phenomena to which these institutions have been exposed. Since politics do not occur within a culturally vacuous context, attention is also drawn to the dominant characteristics of Iran's political culture--from tribalism and religion to the cult of personality and political demagoguery--that have similarly shaped political life in Iran. Such characteristics have acquired added accent under the revolutionary regime of the Islamic Republic, although the revolution's gradual routinization has once again brought about a measure of political normalcy. Attention is drawn to the persistence of specific political dynamics that have proven to be particularly resilient throughout Iran's recent history. Throughout the reigns of the three regimes governing Iran since the eighteenth century--the Qajars, the Pahlavis, and the Islamic Republic--radically different from one another as they have been, the three themes of political autocracy, foreign intervention, and revolution have remained.
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(A multi-disciplinary introductory text that examines the ...)
A multi-disciplinary introductory text that examines the Third World politically, socially and culturally and focuses on key trends and issues.
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Kamrava, Mehran was born on February 1, 1964 in Karadj, Iran. Came to the United States, 1978. Son of Hooshang and Efat (Randji) Kamrava.
Bachelor in Political Science and History, California State University, Northridge, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Political Sciences, University Cambridge, England, 1989.
Resident consultant, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1987-1988; research director, Institute International Studies, Los Angeles, 1989-1991; assistant professor, Rhodes College, Memphis, 1991-1995; associate professor, Rhodes College, Memphis, since 1995.
(This work focuses on the political and social factors con...)
( This book offers a concise and comprehensive examinatio...)
(A multi-disciplinary introductory text that examines the ...)
( Comparative politics has undergone significant theoreti...)
( Comparative politics has undergone significant theoreti...)