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Towards a Modern Iran Studies in Thought, Politics and Society
272 Pages
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Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
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Routledge
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First Published in 1980. The events which took place in Iran during the time of original publication took the world by surprise. A little reflection however will suggest that they were not inexplicable prodigies. They constitute rather a manifestation, albeit sudden and astonishing, of a social, intellectual and political crisis in the throes of which Iran has found itself. The eleven studies... Read more
Chapter 1 Persia on a Cross of Silver, 1880–1890, P. W. Avery, J. B. Simmons; Chapter 2 The Mazanderan Development Project and Haji Mohammad Hasan: A Study in Persian Entrepreneurship, 1884–1898, William J. Olson; Chapter 3 Sayyid Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani from the Perspective of a Russian Muslim, Edward J. Lazzerini; Chapter 4 Mirza Aqa Khan Kirmani: A Nineteenth Century Persian Nationalist, Mangol Bayat-Philipp; Chapter 5 Kasravi: The Integrative Nationalist of Iran, Ervand Abrahamian; Chapter 6 The Iranian Heritage in the Eyes of the Contemporary Poet Midhi Akhavan Salis (M. Omid), Sorour S. Soroudi; Chapter 7 Shi‘ism in Contemporary Iranian Politics: The Case of Ali Shari‘ati, Mangol Bayat-Philipp; Chapter 8 Preachers as Substitues for Mass Media: The Case of Iran 1905–1909, Asghar Fathi; Chapter 9 The Genesis of the Anglo-Persian Agreement of 1919, William J. Olson; Chapter 10 The Military and Politics in Iran: The Uneasy Symbiosis; Chapter 11 The Impact of Increased Oil Revenue on Iran’s Economic Development 1973–76, Hushang Moghtader;
Biography
Elie Kedourie, Sylvia G. Haim
