An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shariati - Softcover

Ali Rahnema

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780768028 ISBN 13: 9781780768021

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2013

Synopsis

Ali Shariati is, for many, the ideological father of the Iranian revolution. A charismatic leader and teacher, his radical blend of Islam and Marxism mobilized a whole generation of young Iranians. Now available in paperback, this full-length political biography looks at Ali Shariati's life and thought in the context of the complex and contradictory cultural, social and political conditions of the Iranian society that shaped him.

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Review:

This is an outstanding book for its erudition, balance and perception, and a worthy study of an outstanding intellectual figure.

Professor Vanessa Martin, Bulletin of SOAS

...Rahnema's excellent study deserves the attention of every student of modern Iran.

Professor Ali. M. Ansari, The University of St Andrews

Ali Rahnema's excellent political biography of the radical Iranian intellectual Ali .Shari ati...follows the development of his thought skillfully...Rahnema is to be thanked for providing such a readable account of this complex and important man.

Charles Tripp, Times Literary Supplement

Ali Rahnema balances sympathy for his subject with scholarly objectivity. He writes with a fluency and charm rare in academic books, sweeping the reader along with his enthusiasm and energy. --Shusha Guppy, Times Higher Educational Supplement

About the Author:

Ali Rahnema is Professor of Economics at the American University of Paris, France.

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780768028
• ISBN 13: 9781780768021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448