Street Politics

Poor People's Movements in Iran

By: Asef Bayat

Write A Review

Paperback | 25 November 1997 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
256 Pages

Age
22+

Dimensions(cm)
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.4

Paperback

RRP $62.95

$47.50

25%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $11.88 with

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, an active political movement emerged on the streets of Iran's largest cities. Poor people began to construct their own communities on unused urban lands, creating an infrastructure----roads, electricity, running water, garbage collection, and shelters----all their own. As the Iranian government attempted to evict these illegal settlers, they resisted----fiercely and ultimately successfully. This is the story of their economic and political strategies.

Industry Reviews

"Focusing on the immediate prerevolutionary period and the first decade of the Islamic Republic, Bayat discusses the economic and political strategies of 'ordinary'[Iranian] people, mainly in Tehran.... He demonstrates that, for these people at least, the populist revolution did not bring about the changes that they needed or wanted." -- "Choice"

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction History Regional & National History Asian History Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes Constitution & The Government & The State Industry & Industrial Studies Industrial Relations, Health & Safety Industrial Relations Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes

Housing & Homelessness Poverty & Unemployment Social Groups Urban Communities Political Activism Demonstrations & Protest Movements Sociology & Anthropology

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chronology of Pre- and Postrevolution Events
The Quiet Encroachment of the Ordinary	p. 1
Mapping Out the "New Poor"	p. 23
The Disfranchised and the Islamic Revolution: "Our Revolution and Theirs"	p. 35
The Housing Rebels: The Occupation of Homes and Hotels, 1979-1981	p. 59
Back-Street Politics: Squatters and the State	p. 75
Workless Revolutionaries: The Movement of the Unemployed	p. 109
Street Rebels: The Politics of Street Vending	p. 133
Grassroots and State Power: The Promise and Perils of Quiet Encroachment	p. 157
Notes	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 201
Glossary	p. 217
Index	p. 221
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Street Politics

Poor People's Movements in Iran

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in History

Between Two Rivers

'A WONDERFUL READ' -- TOM HOLLAND

I Will Come Back for You

The undercover Jewish commando who helped defeat the Nazis

Welcome to Pawnee

Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation

We Do Not Part

A Mother's Promise

My true story of surviving Auschwitz and the horrors of the Holocaust, the Sunday Times bestseller

Gold

The true story of the discovery of gold in Australia and the shameless pretender who took the credit, from the popular author of RUM, perfect for fans of Grantlee Kieza and David Hunt

The Holy and the Broken

A cry for Israeli-Palestinian peace from a land that must be shared

Subjugate the Earth

The Beginning and End of Human Domination of Nature

Miles Franklin Undercover

The little-known years when she created her own brilliant career

Half of a Yellow Sun

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI

Oxford Humanities and Social Sciences 7 Student Book+obook pro

2nd Edition - Australian Curriculum

Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia

Oxford Humanities 9 Student Book+obook pro

2nd Edition - Victorian Curriculum

Oxford Humanities 7 Student Book+Student obook pro

2nd Edition - Victorian Curriculum

Abandoned Women : Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas

Night

Penguin Modern Classics

The Gulag Archipelago

1918-56

The Choice

A true story of hope

The Strange Death of Europe

Immigration, Identity, Islam

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Penguin Modern Classics

The Spy and the Traitor

The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ned Kelly

The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend

Endurance

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

This product is categorised by