Both revolutionary and reactionary, the Islamic Republic of Iran
has long been a conundrum for Western observers. A theocracy that
aspires to a popular mandate; an anti-colonial state with imperial
pretensions of its own: modern Iran is in many ways a reflection of
its struggle to reconcile its traditions with the challenges of
modernity. Â In this incisive book, globally renowned scholar
of Iran Ali Ansari takes readers on a journey through the
country’s turbulent history. Beginning with Iran’s fall from
grace as a Great Power in the late 19th century, he explores its
repeated attempts to modernise in a series of revolutionary
movements from the Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to the Islamic
Revolution of 1979 and the civil unrest that is breaking out today.
 From staunch ally to implacable foe, this book reveals how
the experience of history and Iran’s encounter with
‘modernity’ have come to define it – and set it on an
authoritarian path in confrontation with the West and, often, its
own people.
General
Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Polity Histories |
Release date: |
2024 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Ali M. Ansari
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-4150-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5095-4150-0 |
Barcode: |
9781509541508 |
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