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| | The Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1911: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origin of Feminism |
 | | She relies on available historical documents, newspapers from the period, and accounts of participants and observers of this revolution, to show that, contrary to widespread belief, the revolution was not the product of an alliance between the secular intellectuals and liberal clerics only. |
 | | The revolution was also a product of the efforts of diverse groups motivated by various ideological, political, economic, ethnic, and social causes. |
 | | The next two chapters are devoted to the role of various classes and groups such as peasants, artisans, and women in fighting the dictatorship of the Qajar rulers and foreign intervention. |
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