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Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran
Saeid Golkar
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Description for Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Iran's Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed (Sazeman-e Basij-e Mostazafan), commonly known as the Basij, is a paramilitary organization used by the regime to suppress dissidents, vote as a bloc, and indoctrinate Iranian citizens. Captive Society surveys the Basij's history, structure, and sociology, as well as its influence on Iranian society, its economy, and its educational system. Saied Golkar's account draws not only on published materials-including Basij and Revolutionary Guard publications, allied websites, and blogs-but also on his own informal communications with Basij members while studying and teaching in Iranian universities as recently as 2014. In addition, he incorporates ... Read more
Iran's Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed (Sazeman-e Basij-e Mostazafan), commonly known as the Basij, is a paramilitary organization used by the regime to suppress dissidents, vote as a bloc, and indoctrinate Iranian citizens. Captive Society surveys the Basij's history, structure, and sociology, as well as its influence on Iranian society, its economy, and its educational system. Saied Golkar's account draws not only on published materials-including Basij and Revolutionary Guard publications, allied websites, and blogs-but also on his own informal communications with Basij members while studying and teaching in Iranian universities as recently as 2014. In addition, he incorporates ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231704427
SKU
V9780231704427
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About Saeid Golkar
Saeid Golkar is a lecturer in Middle East and North African studies at Northwestern University and a visiting fellow for Iran policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He was a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from 2013 to 2014.
Reviews for Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran
This is the first full-length study of this critical organization in the Iranian power structure. Saeid Golkar provides a comprehensive account of the Basij's organizational structure, insight into the social background of its membership, the training and indoctrination of the members, and the Basij's extensive security, watchdog, and propaganda role in Iranian society.
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