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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
Hooman Majd
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Description for The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
paperback. Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Hooman Majd, acclaimed journalist and New York-residing grandson of an Ayatollah, has a unique perspective on his Iranian homeland. In this vivid, warm and humorous insider's account, he opens our eyes to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others.
Revealing a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan, authoritarian yet reformist, this is the one book you should read to understand Iran and Iranians today.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141047416
SKU
9780141047416
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99-1
About Hooman Majd
Hooman Majd was born in Tehran, Iran in 1957 and brought up in Britain and the United States. He has written about Iran for Newsweek, the Financial Times, GQ, The New Yorker and The New York Times among others and comments on the situation in Iran for a wide variety of media. With links to both conservative and secular Iran ... Read more
Reviews for The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
Captivating ... wise and witty ... essential reading
GQ
Illuminating, critical and affectionate
Economist, Books of the Year
Westerners who tend to seek out only Iranians who talk and think like themselves should use this as a guide
Financial Times
Mr President, if you are serious about negotiating with Iran, you need ... the ... Read more
GQ
Illuminating, critical and affectionate
Economist, Books of the Year
Westerners who tend to seek out only Iranians who talk and think like themselves should use this as a guide
Financial Times
Mr President, if you are serious about negotiating with Iran, you need ... the ... Read more