Tehran Blues
How Iranian Youth Rebelled Against Iran's Founding Fathers
Basmenji, Kaveh
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
More than two decades after their parents rose up against the excesses of the Shah, increasing numbers of young Iranians are risking jail for things their counterparts in the West take for granted: wearing makeup, slow dancing at parties, and holding hands with members of the opposite sex. Kaveh Basmenji, who spent his own youth amidst the turbulence of the Islamic Revolution, argues that Iran's youth are in near-open revolt for want of greater personal freedom. Yet not long ago it was young Iranians who occupied the American embassy, or who vied for martyrdom during the disastrous Iran-Iraq War. Basmenji interviews members of one of the world's youngest-populated countries and tries to get to the heart of the matter: What do Iran's youth want, and how far are their elders prepared to accommodate them?
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0863565824
ISBN(13-digit): 9780863565823
Copyright: 2005
Dewey Decimal: 305.2350955
Library of Congress: 2006386581
Book Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 349
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