Iran: A People Interrupted Contributor(s): Dabashi, Hamid (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595583335 ISBN-13: 9781595583338 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - Iran - History | Social History |
Dewey: 955.05 |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.6" W x 8.17" (0.86 lbs) 324 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Praised by leading academics in the field as extraordinary, a brilliant analysis, fresh, provocative and iconoclastic, Iran: A People Interrupted has distinguished itself as a major work that has single-handedly effected a revolution in the field of Iranian studies. In this provocative and unprecedented book, available for the first time in an affordable paperback edition, Hamid Dabashi--the internationally renowned cultural critic and scholar of Iranian history and Islamic culture--traces the story of Iran over the past two centuries with unparalleled analysis of the key events, cultural trends, and political developments leading up to the collapse of the reform movement and the emergence of the new and combative presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Written in the author's characteristically lively and combative prose, Iran combines delightful vignettes (Publishers Weekly) from Dabashi's Iranian childhood and sharp, insightful readings of its contemporary history. In an era of escalating tensions in the Middle East, his defiant moral voice and eloquent account of a national struggle for freedom and democracy against the overwhelming backdrop of U.S. military hegemony fills a crucial gap in our understanding of this country. |