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Foucault and the Iranian Revolution : gender and the seductions of Islamism / Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson.

Author/creator Afary, Janet
Other author/creatorAnderson, Kevin, 1948-
Included WorkFoucault, Michel, 1926-1984 Works. Selections. English. 2005.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Descriptionxii, 346 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Contents Foucault's discourse on pinnacles and pitfalls. The paradoxical world of Foucault: the modern and the traditional social orders -- Processions, passion plays, and rites of penance: Foucault, Shiʻism, and early Christian Rituals -- Foucault's writings on the Iranian Revolution and after. The visits to Iran and the controversies with "Atoussa H." and Maxime Rodinson -- Debating the outcome of the revolution, especially on women's rights -- Foucault, gender, and male homosexualities in Mediterranean and Muslim Societies -- Epilogue: from the Iranian Revolution to September 11, 2001 -- Appendix: Foucault and his critics, an annotated translation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-319) and index.
LCCN 2004024383
ISBN0226007855 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226007863 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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