Qajar Iran

Qajar Iran
Author: Nikki R. Keddie
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Total Pages: 134
Release: 1999
Genre: Iran
ISBN: 9781850432678

A history of 19th- and early 20th-century Iran. This was the period of rule by the Qajar dynasty up to its final degeneration and collapse, leading to the autocratic and authoritarian rule of Reza, father of Iran's most recent shah. It covers how the Qajars came to power following the bloody conflicts of 18th-century Persia, how they maintained their power (and Iran's sovereignty) in the face of extraordinary domestic, British and Russian pressures, and finally how they were overwhelmed by their own inadequacies.

A History of Iran

A History of Iran
Author: Michael Axworthy
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2016-05-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0465098770

The definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today Iran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1.4 percent of the population attend Friday prayers. Iran's religious culture encompasses the most censorious and dogmatic Shi'a Muslim clerics in the world, yet its poetry insistently dwells on the joys of life: wine, beauty, sex. Iranian women are subject to one of the most restrictive dress codes in the Islamic world, but make up nearly 60 percent of the student population of the nation's universities. In A History of Iran, acclaimed historian Michael Axworthy chronicles the rich history of this complex nation from the Achaemenid Empire of sixth century BC to the revolution of 1979 to today, including a close look at Iran's ongoing attempts to become a nuclear power. A History of Iran offers general readers an essential guide to understanding this volatile nation, which is once again at the center of the world's attention.

The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History

The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History
Author: Touraj Daryaee
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2012-02-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199732159

This handbook is a guide to Iran's complex history. The book emphasizes the large-scale continuities of Iranian history while also describing the important patterns of transformation that have characterized Iran's past.

The Thousand Families

The Thousand Families
Author: ʻAlī Shaʻbānī
Publisher: From Antiquity to Modernity
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Iran
ISBN: 9781433143861

The era of khans -- The age of princes -- The arrival of the court bureaucrats -- The presence of the statesmen -- Parliamentary government -- Appendix A. Wives of Fath ʻAli Shah -- Appendix B. Sons of Fath ʻAli Shah -- Appendix C. Daughters of Fath ʻAli Shah

Iranian Masculinities

Iranian Masculinities
Author: Sivan Balslev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2019-03-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108470637

This unique study spotlights the role of masculinity in Iranian history, linking masculinity to social and political developments.

The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism

The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism
Author: Reza Zia-Ebrahimi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0231541112

Reza Zia-Ebrahimi revisits the work of Fath?ali Akhundzadeh and Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani, two Qajar-era intellectuals who founded modern Iranian nationalism. In their efforts to make sense of a difficult historical situation, these thinkers advanced an appealing ideology Zia-Ebrahimi calls "dislocative nationalism," in which pre-Islamic Iran is cast as a golden age, Islam is reinterpreted as an alien religion, and Arabs become implacable others. Dislodging Iran from its empirical reality and tying it to Europe and the Aryan race, this ideology remains the most politically potent form of identity in Iran. Akhundzadeh and Kermani's nationalist reading of Iranian history has been drilled into the minds of Iranians since its adoption by the Pahlavi state in the early twentieth century. Spread through mass schooling, historical narratives, and official statements of support, their ideological perspective has come to define Iranian culture and domestic and foreign policy. Zia-Ebrahimi follows the development of dislocative nationalism through a range of cultural and historical materials, and he captures its incorporation of European ideas about Iranian history, the Aryan race, and a primordial nation. His work emphasizes the agency of Iranian intellectuals in translating European ideas for Iranian audiences, impressing Western conceptions of race onto Iranian identity.

A History of Slavery and Emancipation in Iran, 1800–1929

A History of Slavery and Emancipation in Iran, 1800–1929
Author: Behnaz A. Mirzai
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2017-05-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1477311882

The first history of slavery in this key Middle Eastern country and how it shaped the nation’s unique character. Slavery in the Middle East is a growing field of study, but the history of slavery in a key country, Iran, has never before been written. This history extends to Africa in the west and India in the east, to Russia and Turkmenistan in the north, and to the Arab states in the south. As the slave trade between Iran and these regions shifted over time, it transformed the nation and helped forge its unique culture and identity. Thus, a history of Iranian slavery is crucial to understanding the character of the modern nation. Drawing on extensive archival research in Iran, Tanzania, England, and France, as well as fieldwork and interviews in Iran, Behnaz A. Mirzai offers the first history of slavery in modern Iran from the early nineteenth century to emancipation in the mid-twentieth century. She investigates how foreign military incursion, frontier insecurity, political instability, and economic crisis altered the patterns of enslavement, as well as the ethnicity of the slaves themselves. Mirzai’s interdisciplinary analysis illuminates the complex issues surrounding the history of the slave trade and the process of emancipation in Iran, while also giving voice to social groups that have never been studied: enslaved Africans and Iranians. Her research builds a clear case that the trade in slaves was inexorably linked to the authority of the state. During periods of greater decentralization, slave trading increased, while periods of greater governmental autonomy saw more freedom and peace. “This is a major contribution to the study of enslavement in Iran, which will doubtlessly become a must-read for any future studies of Middle Eastern and Islamic enslavement and abolition, as well as for any work on Iranian history in general.” —Ehud R. Toledano, Tel Aviv University, author of As If Silent and Absent: Bonds of Enslavement in the Islamic Middle East “While this book will be revelatory to scholars of Iran, it also promises to engage with theoretical trends in the study of slavery elsewhere. It frames many research questions broadly to engage with scholars of slavery in other Muslim lands, as well as slavery elsewhere.” —Kamran Scot Aghaie, University of Texas at Austin, coeditor of Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity

Religion and Society in Qajar Iran

Religion and Society in Qajar Iran
Author: Robert Gleave
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2004-11-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134304196

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Museum Revolutions

Museum Revolutions
Author: Simon Knell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2007-09-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1134066260

Capturing the richness of the museum studies discipline, Museum Revolutions is the ideal text for museum studies courses, providing a wide range of interlinked themes and the latest thought and research from experts in the field.