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- Develops a new interdisciplinary approach to examine the nature of the Iranian national economic system, the institutional environment, and the political and power structure of modern Iran
- Provides an inclusive view of Iranian culture and argues that the development in modern Iran is culturally constructed
- The combined methodological approaches used have never been applied to this subject matter, and therefore creates a deeper understanding of recent Iranian history
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Arts, Research, Innovation and Society (ARIS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book examines Modern Iran through an interdisciplinary analysis of its cultural norms, history and institutional environment. The goal is to underline strengths and weaknesses of Iranian society as a whole, and to illustrate less prescriptive explanations for the way Iran is seen through a lens of persistent collective conduct rather than erratic historical occurrences. Throughout its history, Iran has been subject to many studies, all of which have diagnosed the country’s problem and prescribed solutions based on certain theoretical grounds. This book intends to look inward, seeking cultural explanations for Iran’s perpetual inability to improve its society. The theme in this book is based on the eloquent words of Nasir Khusrau, a great Iranian poet: “az mast ki bar mast”. The words are from a poem describing a self-adoring eagle that sees its life abruptly ended by an arrow winged with its own feathers—the bird is doomed by its own vanity. The closest interpretation of this idiom in Western Christian culture is “you reap what you sow”, which conveys a similar message that underlines one’s responsibility in the sense that, sooner or later, we must face the choices we make. This would enable us to confront – and live up to – what Iran’s history and culture have taught us.
Authors and Affiliations
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Washington, DC, USA
Ali Pirzadeh
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Iran Revisited
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Historical Roots of Culture, Economics, and Society
Authors: Ali Pirzadeh
Series Title: Arts, Research, Innovation and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30485-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30483-0Published: 29 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80822-2Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30485-4Published: 20 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2626-7683
Series E-ISSN: 2626-7691
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 336
Topics: Economic Policy, Cultural Studies, Middle Eastern Culture