Children Of Paradise: The Struggle For The Soul Of Iran

ôDeeply movingàA first-rate, highly readable intellectual history.ö ûThe Wall Street Journal The drama that shaped todayÆs Iran, from the Revolution to the present day. In 1979, seemingly overnightùmoving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the worldùIran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black box to the West, a sinister presence looming over the horizon. But inside Iran, a breathtaking drama has unfolded since then, as religious thinkers, political operatives, poets, journalists, and activists have imagined and reimagined what Iran should be. They have drawn as deeply on the traditions of the West as of the East and have acted upon their beliefs with urgency and passion, frequently staking their lives for them. With more than a decade of experience reporting on, researching, and writing about Iran, Laura Secor narrates this unprecedented history as a story of individuals caught up in the slipstream of their time, seizing and wielding ideas powerful enough to shift its course as they wrestle with their countryÆs apparatus of violent repression as well as its rich and often tragic history. Essential reading at this moment when the fates of our countries have never been more entwined, Children of Paradise will stand as a classic of political reporting; an indelible portrait of a nation and its people striving for change.

• | Author: Laura Secor
• | Publisher: Riverhead Books
• | Publication Date: Feb 07, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 528 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0399573348
• | ISBN-13: 9780399573347