1st Edition

Politics of Culture in Iran

By Nematollah Fazeli Copyright 2006
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

This first full-length study of the history of Iranian anthropology charts the formation and development of anthropology in Iran in the twentieth century. The text examines how and why anthropology and culture became part of wider socio-political discourses in Iran, and how they were appropriated, and rejected, by the pre- and post-revolutionary regimes. The author highlights the three main... Read more

1. Iranian Anthropology and Ideology  2. Anthropology and Iranian Cultures  3. Anthropology and Nationalism  4. Anthropology and Modernization  5. Anthropology and Islamism  6. Anthropology and Islamic Modernization  7. Iranian Anthropology - A Conclusion  

Biography

Nematollah Fazeli is Assistant Professor of Allameh Tabatabai of Iran and his specialises in social anthropology and cultural studies focusing on contemporary culture of Iran, ethnography and higher education studies.