{"title":"Ali M. Ansari","description":"\u003cp\u003eAli M. Ansari offers insightful works that delve into the complex history and politics of Iran and its place in global affairs. His books provide a nuanced examination of political movements, social change, and international relations, inviting readers to understand the region beyond common narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Ansari’s writing combines rigorous analysis with accessible prose, making complicated subjects engaging and thought-provoking for both scholars and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"iran-by-ali-m-ansari-9781509541515","title":"Iran","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth revolutionary and reactionary, the Islamic Republic of Iran has long been a conundrum for Western observers. A theocracy that aspires to a popular mandate; an anti-colonial state with imperial pretensions of its own: modern Iran is in many ways a reflection of its struggle to reconcile its traditions with the challenges of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Ali Ansari takes readers on a journey through Iran’s turbulent history. Beginning with the country’s fall from grace as a Great Power in the nineteenth century, he explores its repeated attempts to modernise in a series of revolutionary movements from the Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the civil unrest that is breaking out today. In so doing, he reveals how the experience of history and Iran’s encounter with ‘modernity’ have come to define it – and set it on an authoritarian path in confrontation with the West and, often, its own people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596685754604,"sku":"9781509541515","price":30.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/389f59c8a3864f0b29d4f15b2c29ceb5.jpg?v=1777939834"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ali-m-ansari.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}