What is Iran?

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-94876-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Reihe: The Global Middle East

What is Iran? What are its domestic politics? Its history? Its international relations? Here, Arshin Adib-Moghaddam sheds fresh light on these questions, offering a general introduction to everything there is to know about this country. Uniquely, he uses musical pieces as a way to offer a holistic understanding of the full spectrum of Iranian affairs. As a result, even the general reader is invited to traverse a wide array of topics in an interactive format which merges approaches from the social sciences with philosophy, poetry and art. These topics include a variety of themes, issues and personalities: from Trump, Khomeini, the Shah, Saddam Hussein and Qasem Soleimani, to Israel, Syria, Latin America, China and the Gulf monarchies. Ultimately, this book demonstrates in clear and accessible prose the impact of Iranian politics on a global scale, and offers solutions to the various crises enveloping the country in the region and beyond.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue. Iran in the new world order; 1. Also Sprach Zarathustra: Persian longitudes; 2.God and politics: inside the Islamic republic; 3.Strategic preferences – trans-national interests; 4. The United States, Israel and the global right wing; 5. Eurasian Iran: resistance or Persian empire?; Epilogue. A symphony of flowers.

Über Autor(innen)

Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies at SOAS, University of London, and By-Fellow at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. He is the author and editor of seven influential books including A Critical Introduction to Khomeini (2014) and On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution: Power and Resistance Today (2013). A double graduate of Cambridge University, he received his Professorship at SOAS as one of the youngest academics in his field. Since then he has been elected to several honorary positions all over the world, some of them with royal seal and including at Harvard University and Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences in Kunming, China. @Adib_Moghaddam