Call Number
HN670.2.A8 A3413 2000
ISBN
0231119410
Reference Only
Off
Number of Pages
190
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1979-1997
Library of Congress Subject Heading 2
Islam -- Social aspects -- Iran
Abstract
What does it mean to be modern in Iran today? Can one properly speak of modernity in relation to what many consider to be the paradigmatic Islamic state? Since its 1979 revolution seized the world's attention, the Islamic Republic of Iran has remained a subject of misunderstanding, passion, and polemic, making these questions difficult to answer―or even to ask. This book―a study of Iran's political culture in the broadest and deepest sense―looks into both of these questions by examining the tremendous changes taking place in Iran today.