{"product_id":"9781474273169","title":"Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism Spheres of Belonging","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSuspensions: Contemporary Middle Eastern and Islamicate Thought\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpheres of Belonging\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLucian Stone | Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh | Lucian Stone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Islamic Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince cosmopolitanism has often been conceived as a tenet of 'Western civilization' that emanates from its Enlightenment-based origins in a humanist age of modernity,\u003ci\u003e Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism: Spheres of Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e advances a highly innovative gesture by contemplating the implications and relevance of the idea in a so-called non-Western cultural territory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe particularities of the Iranian and Islamic context shed new light on advancements and obstacles to cosmopolitan praxis. The volume provides four principle disciplinary assessments of cosmopolitanism: philosophy, political science, sociology, and cultural studies,including literary criticism. The authors in this collection critically examine topics including the historical encounter between Iranian and Western thinkers and its impact on Iranian political ideals; the tension between maintaining apolitical-theology rooted in metaphysical assumptions and the prerequisite of secularism in cosmopolitan and democratic philosophies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis highly innovative volume will be of interest to scholars and students of Middle Eastern and Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Globalization, Political Science and Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLucian Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Dakota, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 January 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474273169\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332399202444,"sku":"9781474273169","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9b031ce5-af43-4ab7-ad6e-ca5f2ddbc345.jpg?v=1783603159","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474273169","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}