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about democratization and development. Foran finds an answer to this question "in the complexity of Iranian social structure, the political cultures of opposition articulated by the groups involved, and the internal and external balance of power" (p. 1). Although this is an impressive work of historical sociology and without a doubt an important contribution to our understanding of the political economy of Iran, its strength lies more in the impressive scope of the book—it covers almost five hundred years—and its collection of empirical data. Despite the author's conspicuous intention to present the book as an analytical work of historical sociology, the theoretical contribution of this work is secondary to the impressive and careful look at such a long period of Iran's history. Although the book is to some extent based on secondary sources and relies in large part on works in English, Foran's attempt to gather so much data and to engage in a variety of theoretically controversial debates surrounding the nature of social structure, social movements, and state power in Iranian history deserves serious attention from scholars of Iranian social history, sociology, and political economy. This book is an important contribution to the literature on Iranian historical sociology and political economy.