Perceptions of Iran History, Myths and Nationalism from Medieval Persia to the Islamic Republic
| Author/creator | Ansari, Ali M. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited Basingstoke : Macmillan Distribution Limited [Distributor] |
| Description | 256 p. ill 11.210 x 06.380 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Series | International Library of Iranian Studies Vol. 37 |
| Summary | Annotation From the Sasanian to the Safavid Empire, and from Qajar Iran to the current Islamic Republic, the history of Iran is one which has been colored by a rich tradition of myths and narratives and shaped by its wealth of philosophers, cultural theorists and political thinkers. Perceptions of Iran dissects the construction of Iranian identity, to reveal how nationalism has been continually re-formulated and how self-perceptions have been carried by Iran's literary past, in particular the mysticallove poetry of Rumi, Sa'adi and Hafez. It traces a long history of encounters with the Western world and tracks Iranian thought from Herodotus' representation of Cyrus to the Constitutional Movement of the early twentieth century. This book ties together the diverse threads of Iranian intellectual activity that have underpinned social and political movements, spanning Kermani's writing on ancient Persian history and liberal nationalism, through to the strident anti-Westernism of figures such asSayed Jamal Al-Afghani and Ayatollah Khomeini. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781848858305 |
| ISBN | 1848858302 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781848858305 |
| Stock number | 00312832 |