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Iran in the 20th Century: Historiography and Political Culture
Touraj Atabaki
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Description for Iran in the 20th Century: Historiography and Political Culture
Hardback. Covers some of the leading themes of historiography of 20th-century Iran, including constitutional reform and revolution, literature and architecture, identity, women and gender, nationalism, modernism, Orientalism, Marxism and Islamism. Editor(s): Atabaki, Touraj. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
Political upheaval has marked Iran's history throughout the twentieth century. Wars, revolutions, coups and the impact of modernism have shaped Iran's historiography, as they have the country's history. Originally based on oral and written sources, which underpinned traditional genealogical and dynastic history, Iran's historiography was transformed in the early 20th century with the development of a 'new' school of presenting history. Here emphasis shifted from the anecdotal story-telling genre to social, political, economic, cultural and religious history-writing. A new understanding of the nation state and the importance of identity and foreign relations in defining Iran's place in the modern world ... Read more
Political upheaval has marked Iran's history throughout the twentieth century. Wars, revolutions, coups and the impact of modernism have shaped Iran's historiography, as they have the country's history. Originally based on oral and written sources, which underpinned traditional genealogical and dynastic history, Iran's historiography was transformed in the early 20th century with the development of a 'new' school of presenting history. Here emphasis shifted from the anecdotal story-telling genre to social, political, economic, cultural and religious history-writing. A new understanding of the nation state and the importance of identity and foreign relations in defining Iran's place in the modern world ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845119621
SKU
V9781845119621
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About Touraj Atabaki
Touraj Atabaki is Professor of Social History of the Middle East and Central Asia at Leiden University and Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam.
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