{"product_id":"foucault-in-iran-9780816699490","title":"Foucault in Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e is a courageous and thought-provoking invitation to understand the Iranian revolution, and Foucault’s reaction to it, in an original way. A splendid work that goes beyond simple binaries, it has no sympathy for the clichéd vocabulary used by Progressivists to describe these events—or to criticize Foucault for his alleged romanticisation of the Iranian revolution.\"—Talal Asad, City University of New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e is absorbing and integral. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi deftly situates his analysis within the currents of the protest movements that galvanized Iranians across wide ideological, economic, and class spectrums.\"—Nasrin Rahimieh, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi shows that the Iranian revolutionary movement was a socio-political source of creativity with historical significance. \u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating critique of self-righteous Enlightenment rationality, and a must-read for anyone interested in Iranian political history, revolutionary action, and Foucault’s later writings.\"—Babak Rahimi, University of California, San Diego\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through a meticulous presentation of events, reading, and engagement with Foucault’s reportage, and the subsequent critiques of his writings on the topic, \u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e marvelously recaptures the unfolding unpredictability of the events and brings out vividly how this was a revolution without a known script, even to its participants.\"—Afsaneh Najmabadi, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book presents an intimate portrait of the events and conditions that led to the revolution, coupled with a fascinating account of Foucault’s engagement with that moment. Historically rich and theoretically nuanced, \u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e advances a scathing critique of previous works on this subject that charged Foucault with having endorsed Islamist violence by supporting the revolution. This book offers a more complicated reading of Foucault’s views on the revolution that disrupts binaries like secular\/Islamist while also providing a riveting analysis on questions of time, history, and revolution.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Books Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended, not only as a counter to Afary and Anderson (and many like-minded detractors of Foucault), but for all interested in Foucault’s work in general.\"—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e is not simply a good work or even a brave one, it is a thoroughly necessary exemplar of contemporary academia. Every book should be this good.\"—\u003ci\u003eHong Kong Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exemplary book for our time.\"—\u003ci\u003eSCTIW Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An impressively meticulous reading of Michel Foucault’s writings on the events that preceded the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy in early 1979.\"—\u003ci\u003eContemporary Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It distinguishes itself foremost as a welcome provocation to Afary and Anderson’s labeling of Foucault as an unwitting, “bad leftist.”\"—\u003ci\u003eMilestones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A significant critical work in the fields of Foucault studies, comparative revolutions, and political philosophy, \u003ci\u003eFoucault in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e has already become and will surely remain a must-read in these fields.\"—\u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Foucault’s Indictment \u003cbr\u003e 1. Thinking the Unthinkable: The Revolutionary Movement in Iran\u003cbr\u003e 2. How Did Foucault Make Sense of the Iranian Revolution?\u003cbr\u003e 3. Misrepresenting the Revolution, Misreading Foucault\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Reign of Terror, Women’s Issues, and Feminist Politics\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eWas ist Aufklärung? \u003c\/i\u003eThe Iranian Revolution as a Moment of Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Writing the History of the Present\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405980803415,"sku":"9780816699490","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816699490.jpg?v=1730494127","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foucault-in-iran-9780816699490","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}