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  • Persian Parables

    Form as Philosophy

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    Collections series Translation/Transnation
    A major reassessment of the parable in Persian literature and its contribution to philosophical and creative thinkingIn this book, Hamid Dabashi offers a radical reconsideration of the parable in Persian literature, arguing that parabolic thinking is a mode of philosophical reflection. Dabashi eschews the conventional focus on the supposed moral or political allusions in these parables—the “moral ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

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  • After Savagery

    Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    Written during a genocide, After Savagery reveals the ethical bankruptcy of “Western philosophy” and how it undergirds the erasure of the colonized.The death toll in Gaza continues to rise―a cold, lifeless number representing entire communities crushed under the weight of settler colonialism.What remains of the theories we use to understand our world? With lyrical and lucid fury, Hamid Dabashi ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Europe and Its Shadows

    Coloniality after Empire

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    Europe has long imagined itself as the centre of the universe, although its precise geographical, cultural and social terrains have always been amorphous. Exploring the fear and fascination associated with the continent as an allegory, Hamid Dabashi considers Europe to be a historically formed barricade against the world.Frantz Fanon’s assessment that 'Europe is literally the creation of the Third ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Dreaming of Baghdad

    par Haifa Zangana, Ferial J. Ghazoul ...
    "With passion and commitment," an exiled Iraqi woman recounts her time organizing resistance to Saddam Hussein and imprisonment in Abu Ghraib (Nawal El Saadawi, author of Zeina).In 1970s Iraq, the Ba'ath Party was at the height of its influence in the Middle East and popularity throughout the West. But a group of activists recognized the disastrous potential of the regime as its charismatic leader ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The World of Persian Literary Humanism

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    Humanism has mostly considered the question “What does it mean to be human?” from a Western perspective. Dabashi asks it anew from a non-European perspective, in a groundbreaking study of 1,400 years of Persian literary humanism. He presents the unfolding of this vast tradition as the creative and subversive subconscious of Islamic civilization. ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Persian Prince

    The Rise and Resurrection of an Imperial Archetype

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    With its title borrowed from Machiavelli, The Persian Prince goes far beyond Machiavelli's wildest imagination as to how to rule the world. Hamid Dabashi articulates a bold new idea of the Persian Prince—a metaphor of political authority, a figurative ideal deeply rooted in the collective memories of multiple nations, and a literary construct that connected Muslim empires across time and space and ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • Imagine a Nation

    Six Persian Poets in Search of a Homeland

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    From Ferdowsi to Rumi and Hafiz, poetry has played a central role in the historical Iranian cultural imagination. How have contemporary poets contributed to this imagining of a nation, in the context of the twentieth century and its momentous events?In this book, Hamid Dabashi interrogates the oeuvre of six major poets: Nima Yushij (1895-1960), Mehdi Akhavan-e Sales (1929-1990), Ahmad Shamlou ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Where Is Abbas Kiarostami?

    Toward a Postcolonial Film-Philosophy

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    When Abbas Kiarostami suddenly passed away in July 2016, he was already an iconic figure in world cinema—and his reputation as a master filmmaker has only grown since. In this book, celebrated scholar Hamid Dabashi offers a new way of looking at Kiarostami's artworld, one that questions the very idea of film philosophy. Dabashi's authoritative account of the philosophical resonances of Kiarostami ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • Iran in Revolt

    Revolutionary Aspirations in a Post-Democratic World

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    In his retelling of the boldness and tragedy of the Zhina uprising in Iran, Hamid Dabashi asks: What constitutes the success of revolutions and how do we measure their failures?In September 2022, a young Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, was killed in police custody for failing to observe the strict dress code imposed on Iranian women. Her death sparked a massive social uprising within and outside ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Iran

    The Rebirth of a Nation

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    Collections series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In this unprecedented book, Hamid Dabashi provides a provocative account of Iran in its current resurrection as a mighty regional power. Through a careful study of contemporary Iranian history in its political, literary, and artistic dimensions, Dabashi decouples the idea of Iran from its colonial linkage to the cliché notion of “the nation-state,” and then demonstrates how an “aesthetic intuition ... En savoir plus

    $89.99 CAD

  • Shi'ism

    A Religion of Protest

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi’ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi’ism as a religion of protest—successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power.Dabashi makes his case through a detailed discussion of the Shi’i doctrinal foundations, a ... En savoir plus

    $35.19 CAD

  • Reversing the Colonial Gaze

    Persian Travelers Abroad

    par Hamid Dabashi ...
    Collections series The Global Middle East
    Exploring the furthest reaches of the globe, Persian travelers from Iran and India travelled across Russian and Ottoman territories, to Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe and beyond. Remapping the world through their travelogues, Reversing the Colonial Gaze offers a comprehensive and transformative analysis of the journeys of over a dozen of these nineteenth-century Persian travelers. ... En savoir plus

    $40.99 CAD