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Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernization|Ali Mirsepassi

Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernization : Negotiating Modernity in Iran

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780521659970
  • ISBN-10: 0521659973
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publish Date: October 2000
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.08 x 0.64 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
  • Page Count: 244

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