The Lonely War
One Woman's Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran
Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Nazila Fathi | ISBN: | 9780465040926 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | October 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nazila Fathi |
| ISBN: | 9780465040926 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | October 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
As a nine-year-old Tehrani schoolgirl during the Iranian Revolution, Nazila Fathi watched her country change before her eyes. The revolutionaries-most of them poor, uneducated, and radicalized-seized jobs, housing, and positions of power, transforming Iranian society practically overnight. But this socioeconomic revolution had an unintended effect. As Fathi shows, the forces unleashed in 1979 inadvertently created a robust Iranian middle class, one that today hungers for more personal freedoms and a renewed relationship with the outside world. And unless an international confrontation allows Iranian leaders to justify an internal crackdown, this internal pressure for reform will soon set the country on a more stable track.
In The Lonely War, Fathi describes Iran's awakening alongside her own, revealing how moderates are retaking the country-and how foreign powers can aid their progress.
As a nine-year-old Tehrani schoolgirl during the Iranian Revolution, Nazila Fathi watched her country change before her eyes. The revolutionaries-most of them poor, uneducated, and radicalized-seized jobs, housing, and positions of power, transforming Iranian society practically overnight. But this socioeconomic revolution had an unintended effect. As Fathi shows, the forces unleashed in 1979 inadvertently created a robust Iranian middle class, one that today hungers for more personal freedoms and a renewed relationship with the outside world. And unless an international confrontation allows Iranian leaders to justify an internal crackdown, this internal pressure for reform will soon set the country on a more stable track.
In The Lonely War, Fathi describes Iran's awakening alongside her own, revealing how moderates are retaking the country-and how foreign powers can aid their progress.
