The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran

by Ali M. Ansari

Book Overview

The first full-length study of Iranian nationalism in nearly five decades, this sophisticated and challenging book by the distinguished historian Ali M. Ansari explores the idea of nationalism in the creation of modern Iran. It does so by considering the broader developments in national ideologies that took place following the emergence of the European Enlightenment and showing how these ideas were adopted by a non-European state. Ansari charts a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521687179
• ISBN13: 9780521687171
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"