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Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islamism
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The Middle East Journal
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October 1, 2005
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IRAN Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Ishimism. by Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2005. xii+177 pages. Appendix to p. 277. Notes to p. 302. Refs. to p. 319. Index to p. 346. $24 paper. While many books have been published on the writings and philosophy of Michel Foucault, scant attention has been devoted to discussing his travels to Iran, meetings with leaders such as Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his support of the Islamic ...
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