The Ayatollah Begs to Differ - The Paradox of Modern Iran

Informationen zum Autor Hooman Majd Klappentext Hooman Majd was born in Tehran, Iran in 1957 and brought up in Britain and the United States. He has written about Iran for Newsweek , the Financial Times, GQ, The New Yorker and The New York Times among others and comments on the situation in Iran for a wide variety of media. With links to both conservative and secular Iran during his frequent visits, his writing offers a unique perspective on the country, one both 100% Iranian and 100% American. He lives in New York City. Zusammenfassung Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan.

Product details

• Authors: Hooman Majd
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.08.2009
• EAN: 9780141047416
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104741-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; Iran, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100