The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for FreedomW. W. Norton & Company, 17 de set. 2005 - 355 pàgines The truths about Iran; quite different truths from versions put forward by Washington, Tehran, and the media. Iran thundered onto the world stage in 1979 with an Islamic revolution that shook the world. Today that revolution has gone astray, a popular democracy movement boldly challenges authority, and young Iranians are more interested in moving to America than in chanting "Death to America." Afshin Molavi, born in Iran and fluent in Persian, traveled widely across his homeland, exploring the legacy of the Iranian revolution and probing the soul of Iran, a land with nearly three millennia of often-glorious history. Like a master Persian carpet maker, Molavi weaves together threads of rich historical insight, political analysis, cultural observation, and the daily realities of life in the Islamic republic to produce a colorful, intricate, and mesmerizing narrative. Originally published in hardcover under the title Persian Pilgrimages, this paperback edition is revised, with a new introduction and epilogue. |
Continguts
5? Elites and Masses 104 A? The Road to Neishapour 106 5? | 5 |
II | 39 |
Q? The SunniShia Split 62 55 Mourning and Miracles 66 55 | 66 |
III | 91 |
Mohsen the Student and H assan the War Veteran 1 19 | 122 |
V | 159 |
VI | 215 |
VIII | 260 |
My Friend Hossein 260 3 Hosseins War 264 d? journey to Ahvaz | 272 |
IX | 302 |
X | 309 |
The June 2005 Presidential Election | 351 |
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