The French, Spanish and Portuguese translations of my article “Iran in Revolt” are now available here:
French: www.contretemps.eu/liran-en-rev...
Spanish: www.phenomenalworld.org/es/analisis/...
Portuguese: www.phenomenalworld.org/pt-br/analis...
Fantastic to see @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social in paperback in the @manchesterup.bsky.social PPE Series. Accompany blog post here:
www.ppesydney.net/capitalism-i...
@abieler.bsky.social
In my latest piece for @thenewarab.bsky.social, I argue that talk of a US regime-change war against Iran is more bluff than reality, and examine what Washington’s post-2008 strategic priorities reveal about Trump’s Iran policy.
www.newarab.com/opinion/not-...
My co-edited volume with @jokubassalyga.bsky.social, “Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism: Gender, Race and Eurocentrism”, has just been published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. The book is included in the January sale with 50% off. (paperback forthcoming in 12 months). (1/6)
📣 My new article on Iran’s latest unrest for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira...
Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
This afternoon I read Kayhan Valadbaygi’s @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social
powerful analysis of the political-economic transformations and factional fights that provide the context for the latest uprising in Iran
The promotion code is BUP01 as you can see from the attached picture.
Here is the link to the book: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/mode-of-prod...
🔹 Interrogates exploitation beyond the paradigm of “free” wage labour
🔹 Integrates class, race & gender into a unified understanding of the mode of production
🔹 Articulates a broader political vision of emancipation that encompasses all those subordinated by capitalist relations. (6/6)
🔹 Deconstructs internalist accounts that locate the origins of capitalism exclusively in Europe that later spread to the rest of the world
🔹 Foregrounds the constitutive role of colonial violence, dispossession, and domination—historical and contemporary—in shaping capitalist trajectories (5/6)
To achieve these aims, it
🔹 Shows how capitalist development is shaped by contradictory processes of homogenization & differentiation
🔹 Challenges the theoretical separation of production and circulation
🔹 Re-examines value & surplus-value beyond the focus on the “hidden abode of production” (4/6)
The book seeks to interrogate the conceptualization of capitalism with 3 objectives:
1️⃣ Accounting for the complexity of capitalism
2️⃣ Tracing its global emergence & consolidation
3️⃣ Exploring intersecting forms of oppression beyond reductive accounts of class exploitation & emancipation (3/6)
The volume features 18 contributions from figures such as Jairus Banaji, Silvia Federici, Marcel van der Linden, Peter Hudis, Alessandra Mezzadri, Andreas Bieler, Abigail B. Bakan, Yousuf Al-Bulushi, Rohini Hensman and Sébastien Rioux. (2/6)
My co-edited volume with @jokubassalyga.bsky.social, “Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism: Gender, Race and Eurocentrism”, has just been published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. The book is included in the January sale with 50% off. (paperback forthcoming in 12 months). (1/6)
"The crackdown has done nothing to address the origins of the upheaval, which lie in the country’s political economy."
NEW @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social on the crisis in Iran
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira...
The article draws on my book "Capitalism in Contemporary Iran", now available in paperback from @manchesterup.bsky.social and included in its January Sale through its website (40% off automatically applied at checkout until January 31; use JAN40 in North America).
Maybe of interest to @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social @morton.bsky.social @abieler.bsky.social @peymanjafari.bsky.social @ladanrahbari.bsky.social @jokubassalyga.bsky.social @ianbruff.bsky.social @hannesbaumann.bsky.social @faisalhamadah.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social @crystalennis.bsky.social
Many thanks to Maya Adereth, Oliver Eagleton, and Andrew Elrod for their comments and excellent editing.
In this article, I examine how profound political-economic transformations created the context for the events of this month and interrogate their meaning for the future of the Iranian regime. Roiled from within and menaced from without, what are its chances of survival? (5/5)
These have been reshaped, in recent decades, by two primary forces: the neoliberalization of the state since the early 1990s, and the dramatic expansion of international sanctions since 2012. The result is a simmering crisis of legitimacy, which now routinely erupts into the open. (4/5)
And then, in a matter of days, the momentum ebbed away, and the government appeared to regain control. Yet the crackdown has done nothing to address the origins of the upheaval, which lie in the country’s political economy and social structure. (3/5)
Over the next three weeks, the turmoil only seemed to escalate: an internet blackout, a mounting death toll, apparent penetration of the protests by Mossad, threats of bombing and regime change from Washington. (2/5)
📣 My new article on Iran’s latest unrest for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira...
Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
If you find this relevant, please feel free to share @morton.bsky.social @abieler.bsky.social @cssgj.bsky.social @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social @jokubassalyga.bsky.social @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @ladanrahbari.bsky.social @faisalhamadah.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @merip.bsky.social
Link to where you can order the paperback edition: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195579/ (8/8)
The 40% discount is available via the MUP website until January 31 and is automatically applied at checkout. For customers based in North America, the discount can be accessed using the code JAN40 at checkout. The discount also applies to pre-orders if the book is released later this month. (7/8)
@manchesterup.bsky.social has made the paper edition more accessible through the January Sale. The book is available at a 40% discount, bringing the price down to £15, which I am very grateful for. This significantly increases the chances of the book reaching a wider audience beyond academia. (6/8)
By examining these structural changes, the book helps explain why repeated waves of protest have emerged, why economic grievances are so central, and how domestic and international forces intersect in shaping the current moment. (5/8)
It traces the long-term transformations of Iran’s political economy, focusing on how processes of neoliberalisation, sanctions and geopolitics have reshaped Iranian society over recent decades, concentrating power and wealth in the hands of a few, deepening inequality and widening poverty. (4/8)
Rather, I believe this book has become particularly relevant for understanding the deeper political and economic dynamics that underpin the current protests and social unrest. (3/8)
