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Paradox And Power in the Islamic Republic
Times Books
October 2006
On Sale: October 3, 2006
272 pages
ISBN: 0805079769
EAN: 9780805079760
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
A leading expert explains why we fail to understand Iran
and offers a new strategy for redefining this crucial
relationship
For
more than a quarter of a century, few countries have been as
resistant to American influence or understanding as Iran.
The United States and Iran have long eyed each other with
suspicion, all too eager to jump to conclusions and slam the
door. What gets lost along the way is a sense of what is
actually happening inside Iran and why it matters. With a
new hard-line Iranian president making incendiary
pronouncements and pressing for nuclear developments, the
consequences of not understanding Iran have never been
higher.
Ray Takeyh, a leading expert on Iran’s
politics and history, has written a groundbreaking book that
demystifies the Iranian regime and shows how the fault lines
of Iran’s domestic politics serve to explain its behavior.
In Hidden Iran, he explains why this country has so
often confounded American expectations and why its outward
hostility does not necessarily preclude the normalization of
relations. Through a clearer understanding of the competing
claims of Muslim theology, republican pragmatism, and
factional competition, he offers a new paradigm for managing
our relations with this rising power.
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