Class and Labor in Iran by Farhad Nomani, Sohrab Behdad - 9780815630944

Name: Class and Labor in Iran by Farhad Nomani, Sohrab Behdad - 9780815630944
Brand: Syracuse University Press

Syracuse University Press

Class and Labor in IranDid the Revolution Matter?\nAuthor(s): Farhad Nomani, Sohrab Behdad\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Syracuse University Press, United States\nImprint: Syracuse University Press\nISBN-13: 9780815630944, 978-0815630944\nSynopsis\nIn the past twenty-five years Iran has experienced a revolution and a turbulent post revolutionary period under an Islamic state that declared itself the government of the oppressed while it struggled to establish a utopian Islamic economy. In this pioneering work Farhad Nomani and Sohrab Behdad provide a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. Using a theoretical framework, they map the trajectory of class changes over time, specifically noting the movements between pre revolutionary and post revolutionary Iran. A centerpiece of the book is its analysis of the changes in the pattern of employment of women in the post revolutionary period. Despite its conceptual and quantitative approac.