List of Contents - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - PART 1 DUALISTIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Economic Development and Revolutionary Upheavals in Iran; M.H.Pesaran - The Impact of the Urban Per Capita on Agricultural Output: A Case Study; K.Afshar - An Assessment of Agricultural Development Policies in Iran; H.Afshar - Tribes, State in Iran: From Pahlavi to Islamic Republic; R.Fazel - Iran's Petroleum Policy: How does the Oil Industry Function in Revolutionary Iran? F.Fesharaki - PART 2 POLITICS OF DISSENT AND THE ARMED FORCES - The Crown in Iranian Politics, 1905-1953; E.Abrahamian - The Guerrilla Movement in Iran, 1963-1977; E.Abrahamian - The Army; H.Afshar - PART 3 THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION - The Nature of the Islamic Revolution; M.Motahari - The Iranian Theocracy; H.Afshar - Epilogue - Index