Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106) and index
Part 1: Iran: The anguished odysses of democracy. Iran: A Century of Undemocratic Violence ; Iranian Encounters with Democracy ; Democracy and Lawfulness in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution ; The Road to Authoritarian Violence: From the Coup of 1953 to the Revolution of 1979 ; The Two Sovereignties and Islamist Violence in Iran. -- Part 2: Democratic nonviolence: The new imperative. Struggle for democracy in Iran
Democratic government is something that has eluded Iran despite a series of non-violent revolutions aimed at establishing a system of governance that would promote both public freedom and political accountability. This title explores the obstacles to the growth of democracy in Iran and posits a plan for non-violent action to help Iranians achieve it
