The Constitution of Iran: Politics and the State in the Islamic RepublicA milestone in our understanding of the ideology and practice of an Islamic state, this book chronicles and analyses political life in Iran since the revolution showing the gradual transformation of the state from intended theocracy and republic to a hierocracy in which Islam and the shari'a play a subordinate role. |
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The Composition of the Constitution | 8 |
2 | 19 |
A Constituent Assembly or an Assembly of Experts? | 27 |
Copyright | |
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