List of Figures and Table Preface Acknowledgments Part I. The Civil Militia and State Control 1. The Basij: Nongovernmental Organization, Administered Mass Organization, or Militia? Part II. The Basij and the Shaping of an Insiders' Network 2. The History and Transformation of the Basij, 1980-2013 3. Penetration into Society: The Organizational Structure of the Basij 4. Mass Membership and Recruitment Training 5. The Mass Indoctrination of Basij Members Part III.

The Basij and the Suppression of Others 6. The Basij and Propaganda 7. The Basij and Moral Control 8. The Basij and Surveillance 9. The Basij and Political Repression Part IV. The Basij and the Controlling of Societal Sectors 10. The Basij and the Controlling of Families 11. The Basij and the Controlling of Schools 12.

The Basij and the Controlling of Universities 13. The Basij and the Controlling of the Economy Part V. The Sociology of the Basij--Motivations and Loyalty 14. Basij Members--Islamic Warriors or Religious Thugs? Conclusion: The Emergence of a Captive Society Appendix: Excerpts from Official Basij Documents Notes Selected Bibliography Index.