The Iranian revolution of 1979 overhauled not only the foundations of Iranian society, religion and politics, but also our understanding of the role of religion in modern government. This title shows that the revolution unintentionally opened up the public sphere to competing interpretations of... číst celé
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION: Foucault's Indictment -- 1. Thinking the Unthinkable: The Revolutionary Movement in Iran -- 2. How Did Foucault Make Sense of the Iranian Revolution? -- 3. Misrepresenting the Revolution, Misreading Foucault -- 4. The Reign of Terror, Women's Issues, and Feminist Politics -- 5. Was ist Aufklärung? The Iranian Revolution as a Moment of Enlightenment -- CONCLUSION: Writing the History of the Present -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P
In telling Kahn's story, Ghamari-Tabrizi captures a time whose innocence, gruesome nuclear humor, and outrageous but deadly serious visions of annihilation have their echoes in the known unknowns and unknown unknowns that guide policymakers in our own embattled world.