Iranian Media: The Paradox of Modernity

by Gholam Khiabany

The post-revolutionary state in Iran has tried to amalgamate 'Sharia with electricity' and modernity with what it considers as 'Islam'. While sympathetic to private capital, through quasi anti-capitalist politics, the state began to restrict market-relations, confiscate major assets of sections of the Iranian bourgeoisie, and nationalize major aspects of Iran's industry, including its communications system. Since the end of war with Iraq and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415845351
• ISBN13: 9780415845359
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"