Iran on the Brink Rising Workers and Threats of War

by Malm, Andreas; Esmailian, Shora

• ISBN13: 9780745326030
• ISBN10: 074532603X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-20
• Publisher: UCP

Summary

This is the first book to explore the changes taking place in Iran from the ground up. While the world keeps its eyes riveted on Iran's nuclear program, the Islamic Republic has gone through a crisis of its own. This book shows how soaring unemployment and poverty have given way to social protest. A new labor movement has come to the fore. Although strikes are banned, workers are beginning to organize and are challenging the rule of the mullahs from within. The authors offer a unique portrait of the social upheaval, why it is happening, and where it may take the country. The book also deals with the international issues facing Iran, in particular the nuclear question, Iran's oil reserves, and the serious threat of invasion. It is a sobering account of the realities of life in Iran and the threat that war poses to the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people.

Author Biography

Andreas Malm is a reporter for Arbetaren, a major newspaper in Sweden. He is the author of two previous books.
Shora Esmailian is an Iranian journalist and activist living in Sweden. She is an editor at Arbetaren, Sweden's major progressive weekly newspaper.

Table of Contents

Workers in Iran
May Day in the children's park	p. 3
After spring comes winter	p. 5
The sword that chopped off America's hand	p. 25
The millionaire mullah bonanza	p. 40
The Islamic republic of dust	p. 54
Outcry	p. 71
The intifada of the provinces	p. 91
Reformism's obituary	p. 100
The "humble" president : a man of the people?	p. 110
"Inside those high walls" : overtures of war	p. 124
Iran in the world
Tenor at the theatre	p. 137
Truth or dare? : Iran's nuclear programme	p. 139
Who commands the waterfall?	p. 152
Grooming the attack dog	p. 174
Real men go to Tehran	p. 185
A people caught in the crossfire	p. 191
Thoughts on a country of contradictions	p. 207
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