Description: Boroujerdi also argues that Iranian intellectuals have been deeply indebted to Western thought, which has served as the cultural reference through which they continue to struggle with issues of identity and selfhood.
Review Quotes: An important and original book. The recent intellectual history of Iran has too often been described as if it were purely a discourse on the relevance or irrelevance of Islam. At last we have a more rounded and nuanced presentation of this multifaceted intellectual world. . . . An achievement.-- "Roy P. Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of Islamic History, Harvard University"