{"product_id":"children-of-paradise-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-iran-9780399573347","title":"Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Deeply moving...A first-rate, highly readable intellectual history.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Secor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399573347","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424640987273,"sku":"9780399573347","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1311de69-66be-4fa2-bfe8-51928b1debf3.jpg?v=1753170805","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/children-of-paradise-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-iran-9780399573347","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}