{"product_id":"why-iran-is-unraveling-roozbeh-mirebrahimi-9780985374846","title":"Why Iran Is Unraveling: Protest, Repression, and the Crisis of Power","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhy Iran Is Unraveling\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the Islamic Republic arrived at its most profound crisis of legitimacy since 1979-not through a single revolutionary moment, but through decades of suppressing popular movements that sought reform, accountability, and dignity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom student protests in 1999 to the Green Movement of 2009, from economically driven uprisings in 2017 and 2019 to the women-led revolt of 2022 and the nationwide unrest of 2025, the Iranian state repeatedly responded to social pressure with repression rather than reform. Each crackdown restored control in the short term. Each also weakened the foundations of governance, trust, and consent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on historical analysis, protest data, and firsthand observation, this book traces how the systematic silencing of dissent hollowed out state institutions, radicalized society, and transformed protest from episodic unrest into a permanent condition. It shows why authoritarian resilience in Iran has come at an increasing cost-and why the very tools designed to ensure survival are now pushing the system toward breakdown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear-eyed and deeply contextualized, Iran at the Brink offers readers an essential framework for understanding the ongoing uprising in Iran and the broader question it raises for authoritarian regimes everywhere: how long can a state endure when it governs against its own society?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roozbeh Mirebrahimi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985374845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985374846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Quill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Roozbeh Mirebrahimi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443134378239,"sku":"9780985374846","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8b39511-d5d5-4b04-ad2e-e0001a0a2db5.jpg?v=1777202063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-iran-is-unraveling-roozbeh-mirebrahimi-9780985374846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}