{"product_id":"children-of-paradise-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-iran-paperback","title":"Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Secor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deeply moving...A first-rate, highly readable intellectual history.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe drama that shaped today's Iran, from the Revolution to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1979, seemingly overnight--moving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the world--Iran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black box to the West, a sinister presence looming over the horizon. But inside Iran, a breathtaking drama has unfolded since then, as religious thinkers, political operatives, poets, journalists, and activists have imagined and reimagined what Iran should be. They have drawn as deeply on the traditions of the West as of the East and have acted upon their beliefs with urgency and passion, frequently staking their lives for them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With more than a decade of experience reporting on, researching, and writing about Iran, Laura Secor narrates this unprecedented history as a story of individuals caught up in the slipstream of their time, seizing and wielding ideas powerful enough to shift its course as they wrestle with their country's apparatus of violent repression as well as its rich and often tragic history. Essential reading at this moment when the fates of our countries have never been more entwined, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e will stand as a classic of political reporting; an indelible portrait of a nation and its people striving for change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Secor\u003c\/b\u003e has written about Iran for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications, and has worked at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLingua Franca\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a fellow at the New York Public Library's Cullman Center and the American Academy in Berlin, and has taught journalism at NYU and Princeton. Secor lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978209853741,"sku":"9780399573347","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ixwd0PDNd09780399573347.webp?v=1775801033","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/children-of-paradise-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-iran-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}