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Author:
Secor, Laura, author.
Title:
Children of paradise : the struggle for the soul of Iran / Laura Secor.
Publisher:
Riverhead Books,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xv, 508 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Iran--Politics and government--1979-1997.
Iran--Politics and government--1997-
Iran--History--1979-1997.
Iran--History--1997-
Iran--Intellectual life--20th century.
Iran--Intellectual life--21st century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Revolution. Little black fish ; Islamic Republic ; The period of constant contemplation ; Baptism of blood -- Rebirth. Expansion and contraction ; Thermidor ; The second of Khordad -- Reform. The chain murders ; The eighteenth of Tir ; Master plans ; The miracle room ; The spider's house ; Postmortem -- Resistance. A common man ; Asieh ; The epic of dirt and dust ; The end of the dirty wars of intellectuals.
Summary:
Chronicles the events that made Iran the first revolutionary theocracy of the modern world, tracing its symbolism as a barometer of Eastern culture and upheaval while exploring the contributions of religion, politics, artists, journalists, and activists in shaping the country's circumstances.
ISBN:
1594487103 (hardcover)
9781594487101 (hardcover)
LCCN:
bl2015057879
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)
ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)
OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)
DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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