Rebel's Journey

Peyman Vahabzadeh is Professor of Sociology at the University of Victoria, where his research focuses on the power of collective action and social movements. He is the author of Violence and Nonviolence and editor of Iran's Struggles for Social Justice, among other works in English and Persian. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

‘Through a comprehensive study and analysis of Sho‘aiyan’s writings, Vahabzadeh seeks to revive his work, not merely by demonstrating his contributions to Iranian revolutionaries but by demonstrating his value as an international thinker with continued relevance. Vahabzadeh accomplishes this by engaging with Sho‘aiyan’s revolutionary theories – specifically his concepts of enlighteners, frontal politics, and rebellious thought – to suggest how they could be used by today’s Left in launching resistance against the capitalist world system.’

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviations for Sho‘aiyan’s Major WorksNote on Translation and TransliterationIntroduction: Reactivating Distorted Histories 1 The Making of a Singular Revolutionary2 Experiences and Experiments in the 1960s3 Facing the Fadaiyan4 On Intellectuals5 Frontal Politics, Frontal Thinking6 Rebellious Essence, Rebellious ActionConclusion: The Twenty-First-Century Revolutionary Theory Appendix: The Question of the PeopleImagesBibliographyNotesIndex