Peyman Vahabzadeh Knihy

Challenging conventional norms and legislations, this book proposes a radical phenomenological approach to understanding contemporary social movements. It invites readers to rethink foundational principles such as democratic discourse, rights, and oppression, while exploring the implications of a potential transition to a postmodern era. By emphasizing a new concept of experience, the author encourages a reevaluation of sociological practices and the dynamics of acting within social movements, fostering a deeper understanding of societal change.

By examining key literature on revolutionary violence and nonviolence, the book challenges the prevailing notion that these concepts are mutually exclusive. It explores the complexities and interconnections between violent and nonviolent actions in the context of social change, offering a nuanced perspective that invites readers to reconsider traditional views on these forms of resistance.

The book delves into the significant yet overlooked struggle of Iran's Turkmen peasant movement, highlighting their fight for collective land control, democratic rights, and cultural revival. It provides a historically rich narrative that sheds light on the complexities of this movement and its impact on the broader socio-political landscape in Iran. Through detailed accounts, it emphasizes the importance of grassroots activism in shaping the community's identity and aspirations.

The first in-depth study of Iran's maverick liberation theorist of the twentieth-century

This interdisciplinary volume offers a range of studies spanning the various historical, political, legal, and cultural features of social justice in Iran, and proposes that the present-day realities of life in Iran could not be farther from the promises of the Iranian Revolution. The ideals of social justice and participatory democracy that galvanized a resilient nation in 1979 have been abandoned as an avaricious ruling elite has privatized the economy, abandoned social programs and subsidy payments for the poor, and suppressed the struggles of women, workers, students, and minorities for equality. At its core, Iran’s Struggles for Social Justice seeks to educate and to develop a new discourse on social justice in Iran.