Synopses & Reviews
Iran: Between Tradition and Modernity is an attempt by experts of Iranian cultural and political history to analyze a fragmented self refracted through the institutions, market forces, and modern thought of Iran. The essays contained in this volume introduce a detailed discussion of the political culture of Iran that is often overlooked by modern Western scholarship. Each author makes an original contribution to studies of Iran and to the larger discussion of Islam and the West.
Synopsis
The Iranian Revolution represented to intellectuals and professionals the potential of spiritual values to triumph over the great power of economic imperialism. Yet out of this revolution has emerged an identity crisis that touches Islamic ideological heights and reaches down to the very ground of Islamic practice. The contributors to this collection, experts on Iranian cultural and political history, analyze the 'fragmented self' of today's Iranian, refracted through that country's institutions, market forces, and modern thought. Each essay both deepens our understanding of contemporary Iran and adds to the broader discussion of the relationship between Islam and the West.