The Role of Political Culture in Iranian Political Development

'...an interesting, thought-provoking book...a book worthy of serious attention.' Democratization

Auteur
Dal Seung Yu, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Middle East Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seou. Lecturer of Dept of Iranian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Dal Seung Yu (ed), Gulf War and Arab Nationalism (Seoul: Nun Press, 1991) Dal Seung Yu (ed), The 50 Greatest People of the 20th Century in the Middle East (Seoul: Garam, 2000) Dal Seung Yu, Current Persian (Seoul: Munyerim, 2001) Noam Chomsky, translated by Dal Seung Yu, Fateful Triangle 1, 2 (Seoul: E-Who Publishing House, 2001)

Résumé
In this study, Dal Seung Yu explains the major cultural impediments to political development in Iran. He focuses on the historical attitudes of people towards the political management of the society, and the effect these attitudes have on slowing the development of this political system.

Contenu
Contents: Introduction: Theoretical basis and conceptual framework. Ancient Culture: Absolute Authority: The Asiatic mode of production and Eastern autocracy; The roots and character of traditional political culture in Iran; Political culture of Eastern autocracy. Positive Factors for Political Development: Positive factors in Iranian development; Traditional culture and new political institutions. Negative Factors for Political Development: Traditional Culture and Democratic Development in Iran; Authoritarian functioning of the system; Relation of traditional culture to the authoritarian functioning of the system; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.