Days of Revolution: Political Unrest in an Iranian Village
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She provides a detailed account of the local economic and political history in cultural context. Mary Hegland's book fills such a gap by offering a close look at how a village becomes engaged and affected by a revolution. Written as a clear, lively, and meaningful ethnography, Days of Revolution narrates Hegland's field experiences and demonstrates the dynamics of political engagement at the rural level, interrelations of local influential characters, and the forces and mechanisms connecting local politics to national processes.
Beyond Iranian history and politics, Days of Revolution will equally appeal to readers with a broader interest in revolutions and social movements. Days of Revolution is an impressive work and makes a significant contribution to the scholarship on Iran, revolutions and social movements.
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Katz, Middle East Journal. This is an exceptional study of modern Iran, offering a detailed account of village life before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution.
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A brilliant book that deserves to be widely read. With unique insights, this book will no doubt be of interest to anyone thinking about Iran in modern times. In Days of Revolution she shares her ethnographic account about the transformation of quotidian life in 'Aliabad,' a village neighboring Shiraz, during and after those critical moments.
As such, it is a welcome contribution to the growing body of scholarly literature on the revolution. In the end, Hegland's political anthropology of an Iranian village is as much about five decades of socioeconomic modernization as it is a witness to rural life under a revolution.
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Iran's Sexual Revolution "In this time, when Iran's policies continue to vex the leaders of the Western world, Mary Hegland's book provides a distinctive and rare peek behind official propaganda to reveal what life has been like for ordinary citizens in the last four decades under the Revolutionary government.
Louis "[Hegland's] work is particularly interesting to former Peace Corps Volunteers as her insights into the inner workings of village politics are unsurpassed in Iranian studies. Excerpt from the Introduction. And when maternal, matrilateral kin are recruited to patrifocal taifeh units, it is males, not females. Chapter 7, provides glimpses, from the few families remaining in Aliabad three decades later, of transformations in family and gender dynamics, at least among wealthier, urban-oriented, relatively secular elites.
Hierarchical, traditional kingroups are giving way to nucleated families and households. It suggests potential informal political avenues for women confronted with formal structural-ideological barriers.
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More broadly, one wonders in what ways the Islamic Republic has narrowed or widened the gender gap in politics or other spheres of life. Hopefully, future gender-focused analyses and research will fill current gaps, making the invisible more visible.
Outside of Shiraz in the Fars Province of southwestern Iran lies Aliabad. Mary Hegland arrived in this then-small agricultural village of several thousand people . Outside of Shiraz in the Fars Province of southwestern Iran lies "Aliabad." Mary Hegland arrived in this then-small agricultural village of several thousand people .
Women, Education and Family Structure in India. Her feminist research focuses on gender divisions: For further publications, downloadable materials, see her website: Reviewed by Carol C. Mukhopadhyay Rarely do anthropologists conduct fieldwork during revolutions or detail how ordinary villagers create localized versions of broader, national political-economic transformations.
The local landlord, together with his taifeh , and in close alliance with the police, controlled agriculture and political life during the monarchy and up to the revolution. Notify me of new posts via email. The primary value of Hegland's study is her narration of the Iranian revolution outside Tehran. Hierarchical, traditional kingroups are giving way to nucleated families and households. The leader of the winning group, who commanded loyalty based on family ties or economic dependence, then became the kadkhoda or village headman.
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