The Role of Political Culture in Iranian Political Development

Dal Seung Yu (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-27778-6 (ISBN)

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The analysis of the impediments to political development is one of the most important discussions which has major theoretical and political consequences. This analysis has been controversial and many different aspects have been introduced as elements for political underdevelopment. In this study, Dal Seung Yu takes culture, a key element in this discussion, and explains the major cultural impediments to political development in Iran. He focuses on the historical attitudes of people towards the political management of the society and the effect these attitudes have on slowing the development of this political system in the society. Those concerned with Iran, the Middle East and political culture will be extremely interested in this provocative text.

Dal Seung Yu, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Middle East Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seou. Lecturer of Dept of Iranian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Dal Seung Yu (ed), Gulf War and Arab Nationalism (Seoul: Nun Press, 1991) Dal Seung Yu (ed), The 50 Greatest People of the 20th Century in the Middle East (Seoul: Garam, 2000) Dal Seung Yu, Current Persian (Seoul: Munyerim, 2001) Noam Chomsky, translated by Dal Seung Yu, Fateful Triangle 1, 2 (Seoul: E-Who Publishing House, 2001)

Contents: Introduction: Theoretical basis and conceptual framework. Ancient Culture: Absolute Authority: The Asiatic mode of production and Eastern autocracy; The roots and character of traditional political culture in Iran; Political culture of Eastern autocracy. Positive Factors for Political Development: Positive factors in Iranian development; Traditional culture and new political institutions. Negative Factors for Political Development: Traditional Culture and Democratic Development in Iran; Authoritarian functioning of the system; Relation of traditional culture to the authoritarian functioning of the system; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.05.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-27778-9 / 1138277789
ISBN-13	978-1-138-27778-6 / 9781138277786
Zustand	Neuware