Iran's social, economic, political, and cultural conditions at the dawn of the 19th century -- Encounter with the West, efforts at reform and modernization, and their consequences -- The left in Iran : origins and evolution -- Islamic opposition to the Shah : groups, individuals, and thinking -- The revolution triumphs, the coalition fractures, and power struggles begin -- Factions, discourses and politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1980-1997 -- The left's revenge, the Khatami presidency, and the reformist discourse -- Khatami's second term, 2001-2005 : continued domestic bickering and new international challenges -- Ahmadinejad presidency's first term, 2005-2009 : restoring revolutionary values -- Presidential elections of 2009 and Ahmadinejad's second term -- June 2013 presidential elections : outcome, significance, and potential consequences.
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