{"product_id":"please-bomb-my-country-adel-vafapour-9798254352877","title":"Please Bomb My Country: Iran and The Diaspora in the Era of War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy would anyone cheer for the destruction of their own country?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease Bomb My Country \u003c\/i\u003eexplores one of the most unsettling phenomena in modern political culture: segments of the Iranian diaspora openly advocating for war, sanctions, and foreign intervention against Iran- at immense human cost. Blending political theory, psychology, and cultural analysis, this book introduces a powerful framework built around two core concepts: \u003ci\u003egheyrat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ebigheyrati\u003c\/i\u003e. Through this lens, this thesis explores how historical trauma, post-9\/11 stigma, propaganda, and decades of geopolitical pressure have reshaped the Iranian psyche both at home and abroad. Drawing on thinkers like Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Reza Zia-Ebrahimi and Vilfredo Pareto, \u003ci\u003ePlease Bomb My Country\u003c\/i\u003e situates diaspora behavior within broader cycles of power, identity, and elite manipulation. It argues that under the combined forces of capitalist modernity, sanctions, migration, and media narratives, many Iranian diasporans have found themselves caught between shame and survival, hyper-aware of external perception yet increasingly detached from collective belonging. The result is a paradox: a population willing, at times, to sacrifice its own homeland's stability in exchange for recognition, legitimacy, or escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once provocative and deeply human, \u003ci\u003ePlease Bomb My Country\u003c\/i\u003e is not a condemnation, but a diagnosis. It is an attempt to understand how identity fractures under pressure, and what it means to reclaim dignity in a world that constantly demands its surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adel Vafapour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254352877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Adel Vafapour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440789172479,"sku":"9798254352877","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c4cd739-4563-4e8f-b917-34aaf9f20fc7.jpg?v=1777184821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/please-bomb-my-country-adel-vafapour-9798254352877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}