Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundations of the Islamic Revolution in Iran

by Hamid Dabashi

Book Overview

With this lucid, judicious and vividly written exposition of the ideological foundations of the Islamic revolution, Dabashi has rendered the educated public a valuable service. -- Said A. Arjomand, author of The Turban for the Crown In brilliant, figural strokes, Dabashi arrays EuroAmerican sociological theory as the crucial backdrop to a deeper, fuller understanding of contemporary Iranian history ... Even while recognizing all ideologies as 'terrible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081471840X
• ISBN13: 9780814718407
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"