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The Formation of Civil Society in Modern Iran

Public Intellectuals and the State

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  • © 2014

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  1. Melody Mohebi
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-17

  3. Theoretical Foundations: Civil Society, Social Movements, and Intellectuals

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    Pages 19-43

  4. Exploring the Iran Case

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    Pages 45-66

  5. Reformist Intellectuals and Civil Society

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    Pages 67-97

  6. The “Practitioners” of Modern Iranian Civil Society

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    Pages 99-125

  7. Adopting and Adapting a Liberal Concept: A Conservative Perspective

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    Pages 127-146

  8. Conclusion

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    Pages 147-153

  9. Epilogue

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    Pages 155-163

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 165-185
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About this book

This book investigates the development of contemporary Iranian civil society and the role of public intellectuals, looking in particular at how different reformist public intellectuals used civil society to craft their vision of Iran's socio-political future.

About the author

Melody Mohebi received a PhD from the Department of Social Policy of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. She has worked extensively with nongovernmental institutions.

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