Vol. 14.2 September 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
From The Editors Desk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1
Hooshang Amirahmadi, The political Risks of Various Pipeline Routes
in the Caspian Basin . . . . .3
Research Forum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..10
Ali R. Abootalebi, Ideological Currents in Islam . . 11
Asef Bayat, Quiet encroachment In the urban landscape:
Some research notes . . . . .16
Mark J. Gasiorowski, The 1953 Coup DEtat Revisited:
An overview of New Documents Released by the CIA . . 19
Policy Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .25
Richard Murphy, The prospects for US-Iranian Dialogue* . 25
Hooshang Amirahmadi, US- Iran Relations: Fron Confrontation to
Ali Massoud Ansari, Interpreting Iran . . . 35
Iranians Abroad .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Kamran M. Dadkhah, Lotfi A. Zadeh: An Appreciation . . 39
Patricia J. Higgins, Adaptation of Second-Generation Iranians, Academic Performance . . .. . . 44
Book Reviews .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..51
Nikki R. Keddie, Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution .51
James F. Goode, The United States and iran: In the shadow of Musaddiq ..53
Houman A. Sadri, Revolutionary States, Leaders, and Foreign Relations:
A Comparative Study of China, Cuba, and Iran . . .55
Asghar Schirazi, The Constitution of Iran; Politics and the State in the
Iranian Republic . . . . 57
Anoushirvan Ehteshami and Raymond A. Hinnebusch, Syria and Iran: Middle
Powers in a Penetrated Regional System . . . 59
Farhang, Rajaee, ed., Iranian perspectives on the Iran-Iraq War . 61
Deniz Kandiyoti, ed., Gendering the Middle East: Emerging Perspectives .63
Abbas Amanat, Pivot of the Universe: nasir al-Din ShahQajar and the
Iranian Monarchy, 1851 - 1896 . . . . 65
Magnus Ranstorp, Hizballah in Lebanon: The Politics of the Western
Hostage Crisis . . . . . 67
Haleh Estefandiari, Reconstructed Lives: Women and Irans
Notes and Queries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. 72