{"product_id":"9780814758649","title":"Democracy in Modern Iran: Islam, Culture, and Political Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan Islamic societies embrace democracy? In \u003cb\u003eDemocracy in Modern Iran\u003c\/b\u003e, Ali Mirsepassi maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. Rather, he provides new perspective on how such a political and social transformation could take place, arguing that the key to understanding  the integration of Islam and democracy lies in concrete social institutions rather than pre-conceived ideas, the every day experiences rather than abstract theories. Mirsepassi, an Iranian native, provides a rare inside look into the country, offering a deep understanding of how Islamic countries like Iran and Iraq can and will embrace democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemocracy in Modern Iran\u003c\/b\u003e challenges readers to think about Islam and democracy critically and in a far more nuanced way than is done in black-and-white dichotomies of Islam vs. Democracy, or Iran vs. the West. This essential volume contributes important insights to current discussions, creating a more complex conception of modernity in the Eastern world and, with it, Mirsepassi offers to a broad Western audience a more accurate, less clichéd vision of Iran’s political reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118575698160,"sku":"9780814758649","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814758649_p0.jpg?v=1769909121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814758649","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}