Psychology of Attention

"Mirsepassi's study is a valuable contribution which questions the legitimacy of hypothetical and textual generalisations about the relationship between secularism, religion, culture, and politics." -Burak Ozcetin, "Political Studies Review" "This is an important book, moving beyond describing and categorizing Iranian intellectual trajectories over the modern era and towards a judicious intervention in that debate itself... One cannot but applaud the effort to instill a "practice what you preach" ethic into the Iranian intellectual "zeitgeist"."-Middle East Journal, "An extraordinary work that provides an invaluable and much-needed historical, intellectual, and cultural context for developing an understanding of Iran's society and how Islam has affected political change in that nation. This is a meticulously researched analysis with an original interpretation of the evolving events in Iran; in short, a major volume to be welcomed and celebrated." -Vartan Gregorian, author of "Islam: A Mosaic, Not a Monolith" "Democracy in Modern Iran, however, is much more than simply a commentary on Iranian politics. In essence, it is a work of comparative political theory that examines the relationship between culture and democracy." -"Democracy: A Journal of Ideas", "The author convincingly argues for a view of democracy based not on 'objective logic, ' but rather on pragmatic lines...[Mirsepassi] does deliver a variety of useful perspectives on the nature of the contemporary hostility." -PBS's "Frontline" website,