02114cam a2200409 a 4500 95165 20230410105234.0 100507s2010 nyu 001 0 eng 2010018481 (OCoLC)ocn601097512 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP ZPX C#P BWX JRS BUR CDX 9780393072594 0393072592 NZ1 13472567 (OCoLC)601097512 a-ir--- DS318.9 .M355 2010 955.05/4 22 955.06 22 Majd, Hooman. The Ayatollahs' democracy : an Iranian challenge / Hooman Majd. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010. 282 p. ; 25 cm. Hooman Majd offers a dramatic perspective on a country with global ambitions, an elaborate political culture, and enormous implications for world peace. Drawing on privileged access to the Iranian power elite, Majd argues that despite the violence of the disputed 2009 elections, a group of influential ayatollahs--including a liberal, almost-secular opposition--still believes in the Iranian republic; for them, "green" represents not a revolution but a civil rights movement, pushing the country inexorably toward democracy, albeit a particular brand of "Islamic democracy." With witty, candid, and intelligent reporting, Majd, himself the grandson of an esteemed ayatollah, introduces top-level politicians and clerics as well as ordinary people (even Jewish community leaders), all expressing pride for their ancient heritage and fierce independence from the West.--From publisher description. Includes index. Iran Politics and government. Democracy Iran. Islam and politics Iran. Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008887659 YBP Library Services YANK 3422528 Blackwell Book Service BBUS R0867218 $26.95 Coutts Information Services COUT 12646957 lcc bk C0 DRFGD JP 32691 32691 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 3 0 DS318.9 .M355 2010 00000088641 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk