{"product_id":"9783032319555","title":"Iran and the Death Penalty A Socio-cultural History","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIran and the Death Penalty\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Socio-cultural History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaria Rasekh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Criminology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis book reflects on the 1979 Islamic Revolution which saw the overthrow of the pro-Western Shah and the rise to political power of despotic religious fundamentalists. According to the UN, at least 1,639 people were executed in Iran in 2025. Seen through Western eyes, these spectacles of punishment, along with the suppression of women and ethnic minorities, brutal prisons, mandatory wearing of the Hijab, morality policing, and cruelty to animals make Iran seem an alien and barbaric society. This book, however, argues that Iranian society should instead be understood as the product of long-term cultural trends that began during nineteenth century Persia and thereafter were variously shaped by Western attempts to “civilize” and modernize the country, in conjunction with existing local religious and political forces. Their cumulative effects have been to bring about a central state, sensibilities, and interdependencies between citizens where there is a public tolerance of suffering and a celebration of pain—as seen most vividly in the regular public executions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Rasekh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher in sociology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032319555\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450624413836,"sku":"9783032319555","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032319555.jpg?v=1780598092","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032319555","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}