{"product_id":"democracy-in-modern-iran-islam-culture-and-political-change-9780814795644","title":"Democracy in Modern Iran: Islam, Culture, and Political Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ali Mirsepassi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew perspectives on Iran's relationship to democracy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Islamic societies embrace democracy? In \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Modern Iran\u003c\/i\u003e, Ali Mirsepassi maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. Rather, he provides new perspective on how such a political and social transformation could take place, arguing that the key to understanding the integration of Islam and democracy lies in concrete social institutions rather than pre-conceived ideas, the every day experiences rather than abstract theories. Mirsepassi, an Iranian native, provides a rare inside look into the country, offering a deep understanding of how Islamic countries like Iran and Iraq can and will embrace democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Modern Iran\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to think about Islam and democracy critically and in a far more nuanced way than is done in black-and-white dichotomies of Islam vs. Democracy, or Iran vs. the West. This essential volume contributes important insights to current discussions, creating a more complex conception of modernity in the Eastern world and, with it, Mirsepassi offers to a broad Western audience a more accurate, less clichéd vision of Iran's political reality.","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47606680060055,"sku":"9780814795644","price":11434.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780814795644.webp?v=1775041939","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/democracy-in-modern-iran-islam-culture-and-political-change-9780814795644","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}