{"product_id":"democracy-in-modern-iran-ali-mirsepassi-9780814795644","title":"Democracy in Modern Iran: Islam, Culture, and Political Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew perspectives on Iran's relationship to democracy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Islamic societies embrace democracy? In \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Modern Iran\u003c\/i\u003e, Ali Mirsepassi maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. Rather, he provides new perspective on how such a political and social transformation could take place, arguing that the key to understanding the integration of Islam and democracy lies in concrete social institutions rather than pre-conceived ideas, the every day experiences rather than abstract theories. Mirsepassi, an Iranian native, provides a rare inside look into the country, offering a deep understanding of how Islamic countries like Iran and Iraq can and will embrace democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Modern Iran\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to think about Islam and democracy critically and in a far more nuanced way than is done in black-and-white dichotomies of Islam vs. Democracy, or Iran vs. the West. This essential volume contributes important insights to current discussions, creating a more complex conception of modernity in the Eastern world and, with it, Mirsepassi offers to a broad Western audience a more accurate, less clichéd vision of Iran's political reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali Mirsepassi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814795641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814795644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Ali Mirsepassi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136169488639,"sku":"9780814795644","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35ade603-1198-4900-b66e-3e6809e3fd79.jpg?v=1770160975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-in-modern-iran-ali-mirsepassi-9780814795644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}