What did the Russian revolution of 1917 and the Iranian revolution of 1978-1979 share besides their drama? How can we compare a revolution led by Lenin with one inspired by Khomeini? How is a revolution based primarily on the urban working class similar to one founded to a significant degree on traditional groups like the bazaaris, small craftsmen, and religious students and preachers? Identifying a distinctive route to modernity--autocratic modernization--Tim McDaniel explores the dilemmas inherent in the efforts of autocratic monarchies in Russia and Iran to transform their countries into.

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A Contradictory Route to Industrial Society --Historical Legacies -- Autocracy in Russia and Iran -- Dimensions of Modernization -- Dilemmas of Autocratic Modernization -- The Cities in Revolution -- Autocracy, Landlords, and Peasants -- Cultures of Rebellion; Conclusion -- Structural Crisis and Revolutionary Dynamics

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