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Through a series of conversations with prominent theorists and
leading political activists in different parts of the world, this
book explores the causes of the setbacks of both the reformist and
revolutionary strategies of the socialist Left. Addressing the
larger questions around the agenda(s) of socialism in the era of
globalization, the interviewees believe that capitalism is not
sustainable in the long run, due largely to its inherent
contradictions, and that a post-capitalist social world order is
inevitable and attainable. Despite notable differences, what
emerges from this collection of voices and perspectives is a
unified call to mobilize and organize for radical change through
engagement with the various social groups that could play
instrumental roles in the transition beyond a capitalist social
formation.
This book advances the argument that revivalist Islamic states, in
spite of their possible circumstantial variations, share certain
universal characteristics. They are bound to undergo a prolonged
period of crisis in the process of their self-definition. This
crisis is the outcome of the confrontation between the populist
forces with their populist-utopian interpretation of Islam, and the
conservative alliance of privileged classes upholding Islam's
defence of private property rights as sacred. Such a confrontation
is further accentuated by the antagonism of revivalist movements
toward cultural patterns that do not conform to traditional Islamic
values. In this book, leading authorities on Iran examine the
characteristics of the 1979 revolution and the post-revolutionary
crisis, to provide a unique analysis and appraisal of a nation's
experimentation with Islam as a political catalyst and as a
philosophy for building social order.
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