Iran on the brink : rising workers and threats of war

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Title:

Author:

Malm, Andreas, 1977-

ISBN:

9780745326047

9780745326030

Personal Author:

Malm, Andreas, 1977-

Publication Information:

London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto, 2007.

Physical Description:

xix, 262 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. Workers in Iran -- 1. May Day in the children's park -- 2. After spring comes winter -- 3. The sword that chopped off America's hand -- 4. The millionaire mullah bonanza -- 5. The Islamic republic of dust -- 6. Outcry -- 7. The intifada of the provinces -- 8. Reformism's obituary -- 9. The "humble" president : a man of the people? -- 10. "Inside those high walls" : overtures of war -- Pt. II. Iran in the world -- 11. Tenor at the theatre -- 12. Truth or dare? : Iran's nuclear programme -- 13. Who commands the waterfall? -- 14. Grooming the attack dog -- 15. Real men go to Tehran -- 16. A people caught in the crossfire -- 17. Thoughts on a country of contradictions.

Subject Term:

Labor unions -- Iran -- Political activity.

Geographic Term:

Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-

Iran -- Foreign relations -- 1997-

Added Author:

Esmailian, Shora.

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Summary

This is the first book to explore the changes taking place in Iran from the ground up. While the world keeps its eyes riveted on Iran's nuclear program, the Islamic Republic has gone through a crisis of its own. This book shows how soaring unemployment and poverty have given way to social protest. A new labor movement has come to the fore. Although strikes are banned, workers are beginning to organize and are challenging the rule of the mullahs from within. The authors offer a unique portrait of the social upheaval, why it is happening, and where it may take the country. The book also deals with the international issues facing Iran, in particular the nuclear question, Iran's oil reserves, and the serious threat of invasion. It is a sobering account of the realities of life in Iran and the threat that war poses to the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people.