The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Journey to Freedom

Iran thundered onto the world stage in 1979 with an Islamic revolution that shook the world. Today that revolution has gone astray, a popular democracy movement boldly challenges authority, and young Iranians are more interested in moving to America than in chanting "Death to America." Afshin Molavi, born in Iran and fluent in Persian, traveled widely across his homeland, exploring the legacy of the Iranian revolution and probing the soul of Iran, a land with nearly three millennia of often-glorious history. Like a master Persian carpet maker, Molavi weaves together threads of rich historical insight, political analysis, cultural observation, and the daily realities of life in the Islamic republic to produce a colorful, intricate, and mesmerizing narrative. Originally published in hardcover under the title Persian Pilgrimages, this paperback edition is revised, with a new introduction and epilogue.

Author: Afshin Molavi
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/17/2005
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.50w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780393325973

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 55

About the Author
Molavi, Afshin: - Afshin Molavi has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, has reported on Iran for Reuters and the Washington Post, and contributes to many publications, including Foreign Affairs. He lives in Washington, DC.