{"product_id":"persophilia-persian-culture-on-the-global-scene-hardcover","title":"Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHamid Dabashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Biblical period and Classical Antiquity to the rise of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, aspects of Persian culture have been integral to European history. A diverse constellation of European artists, poets, and thinkers have looked to Persia for inspiration, finding there a rich cultural counterpoint and frame of reference. Interest in all things Persian was no passing fancy but an enduring fascination that has shaped not just Western views but the self-image of Iranians up to the present day. \u003ci\u003ePersophilia\u003c\/i\u003e maps the changing geography of connections between Persia and the West over the centuries and shows that traffic in ideas about Persia and Persians did not travel on a one-way street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did Iranians respond when they saw themselves reflected in Western mirrors? Expanding on J rgen Habermas's theory of the public sphere, and overcoming the limits of Edward Said, Hamid Dabashi answers this critical question by tracing the formation of a civic discursive space in Iran, seeing it as a prime example of a modern nation-state emerging from an ancient civilization in the context of European colonialism. The modern Iranian public sphere, Dabashi argues, cannot be understood apart from this dynamic interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersophilia\u003c\/i\u003e takes into its purview works as varied as Xenophon's \u003ci\u003eCyropaedia\u003c\/i\u003e and Nietzsche's \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e, Handel's \u003ci\u003eXerxes\u003c\/i\u003e and Puccini's \u003ci\u003eTurandot\u003c\/i\u003e, and Gauguin and Matisse's fascination with Persian art. The result is a provocative reading of world history that dismantles normative historiography and alters our understanding of postcolonial nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45421710475366,"sku":"9780674504691","price":85.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YjhLb3gweVJMS1R3UXlZZ2tQNXE2dz09.webp?v=1775497804","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/persophilia-persian-culture-on-the-global-scene-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}