Theda Skocpol
Skocpol, Theda, Rentier state and Shi’a Islam in the Iranian Revolution
11 3Skopcol is well known for her theoretical contribution to the theory of revolution, stressing the role of the state (States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China, Cambridge University Press, 1979), here she applies her framework to the Iranian Revolution of 1977-79.