Sadri, Ahmad

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SADRI, Ahmad

SADRI, Ahmad. Iranian, b. 1953. Genres: Sociology. Career: Tehran College of Educators, Iran, lecturer in sociology, 1975-78; William Paterson College of New Jersey, Wayne, lecturer in sociology, 1980-81; CRITICA (interdisciplinary studies forum), NYC, founder and organizer, 1982-87; Kean College of New Jersey, Union, lecturer in sociology, 1986-88; Lake Forest College, IL, assistant professor, 1988-95, associate professor of sociology, 1995-. Tehran Planning and Budget Organization, research assistant, 1975-78; Abu-Reihan University, lecturer, 1977-78; Farabi University, lecturer, 1977-78; University of Chicago, associate member of Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 1989-; Tehran Institute for Research in Planning and Development, visiting scholar, 1992; visiting professor at Allameh Tabatabaie University and University of Tehran, both 1992, and Tarbiat Modarres University, 1993. Publications: Max Weber's Sociology of Intellectuals, 1992, 2nd ed., 1994; (co-trans. and co-ed.) Reason, Freedom and Democracy in Islam: Essential Writings of Abdel Karim Soroush, 2000. Contributor to books and to sociology and political science journals in the United States and the Middle East. Address: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045, U.S.A. On- line address: [email protected]