LEADER 00000cam 2200301 a 4500 001 601097512 003 OCoLC 005 20101109000228.0 008 100507s2010 nyu 001 0 eng 010 2010018481 020 9780393072594 020 9780393340631 020 0393072592 035 (OCoLC)601097512 040 DLC|cDLC|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dZPX|dC#P|dBWX|dJRS|dBUR|dCDX 043 a-ir--- 050 00 DS318.9|b.M355 2011 082 00 955.05/4|222 082 04 955.06|222 100 1 Majd, Hooman 245 14 The Ayatollahs' democracy :|ban Iranian challenge / |cHooman Majd 250 1st ed 260 New York :|bW.W. Norton & Co.,|cc2011 300 282 p. ;|c22 cm 500 Includes index 520 Hooman Majd offers a dramatic perspective on a country with global ambitions, an elaborate political culture, and enormous implications for world peace. Drawing on privileged access to the Iranian power elite, Majd argues that despite the violence of the disputed 2009 elections, a group of influential ayatollahs--including a liberal, almost-secular opposition--still believes in the Iranian republic; for them, "green" represents not a revolution but a civil rights movement, pushing the country inexorably toward democracy, albeit a particular brand of "Islamic democracy." With witty, candid, and intelligent reporting, Majd, himself the grandson of an esteemed ayatollah, introduces top-level politicians and clerics as well as ordinary people (even Jewish community leaders), all expressing pride for their ancient heritage and fierce independence from the West.--From publisher description 650 0 Democracy|zIran 650 0 Islam and politics|zIran 651 0 Iran|xPolitics and government
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