Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernization - Negotiating Modernity in Iran (Hardcover)

In this thought-provoking book, Ali Mirsepassi explores the concept of modernity and exposes the Eurocentric prejudices underlying its development. He provides a new interpretation of Islamic Fundamentalism through a detailed analysis of the ideas of key Islamic intellectuals and argues that the Iranian Revolution was not a simple clash between modernity and tradition but an attempt to accommodate modernity within a sense of authentic Islamic identity and culture. He concludes by assessing the future of secularism and democracy in the Middle East in general, and in Iran in particular.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
Release date:	October 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Ali Mirsepassi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-65000-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-521-65000-3
Barcode:	9780521650007

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