Drawn from the first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses, Roy Mottahedeh's account of Islam and politics in revolutionary Iran is widely regarded as one the best records of that turbulent time ever written.
Roy Mottahedeh Books
Roy Mottahedeh is a leading authority on Islamic history, whose work delves into the intricacies of Islamic culture and thought. His writing is lauded for its intellectual depth and its capacity to illuminate complex historical and cultural phenomena. Mottahedeh offers readers a penetrating perspective on the evolution of the Islamic world and its enduring impact. Through his scholarly contributions, he enhances our understanding of key aspects of Islamic civilization and its place in global history.
Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East: Globalization and the Muslim World
Culture, Religion, and Modernity
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Written by scholars from a range of disciplines concerned with the Middle East and Islam (history, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, political science) and covering the Muslim world extensively (from Malaysia, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, and Israel/Palestine to Muslim communities in Europe and the United States), this important contribution to the debate on globalization sets a standard in dealing with this pervasive force in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.
