Iran in the 20th Century: Historiography and Political Culture

by Touraj Atabaki

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845119622
• ISBN13: 9781845119621
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"