ISBN:
9781793600073
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 332 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.5520955
Keywords:
Iran-Civilization-20th century
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Iran
;
Geistesleben
;
Intellektueller
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
This book analyzes the role of intellectuals as the prime mediators between the forces of tradition and modernity in twentieth century and twenty-first century Iran.
Abstract:
Cover -- Mapping the Role of Intellectuals in Iranian Modern and Contemporary History -- Mapping the Role of Intellectuals in Iranian Modern and Contemporary History -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Note -- Part I Iranian Intellectuals, Nationalism, and State: From Qajar to Early Pahlavi -- Chapter 1 -- Amir Kabir -- Introduction -- Historical Context of Iran in the Nineteenth Century -- An Atypical Path of a Young Self-Taught and Ambitious Politician -- Three Political Missions Abroad -- At the Summit of Power -- Three Years of Reforms -- First Iranian Institution of Modern Education -- The Minorities and Repression of Bab's Movement -- The Downfall of Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir -- Amir Kabir's Heritage -- Secularization of the Iranian Society -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 -- Crafting Iranian National Imaginary -- Introduction -- The Idea of Cosmopolitan Nationalism -- The Iranian Interwar Experience (1919-1934) -- Iranians in Interwar Berlin -- The Ruşeni (Barkın) Affairs -- Arani and the Question of Azerbaijan -- Cosmopolitanism and Care of the Nation -- Language against Lived Experience -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 -- British Whiggism and the Iranian Enlightenment in the Nineteenth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part II Iranian Intellectuals: Between Traditional Values and Modern State -- Chapter 4 -- Third-Worldist Iranian Intellectuals -- Shariati and Ale-Ahmad's Common Background -- Westtoxication -- The Role of the Clergy and the Intellectuals -- Democracy -- The Anti-Shah Stance of Shariati and Ale-Ahmad -- Discourse on Authenticity: Ale-Ahmad and Shariati -- Differences between Ale-Ahmad and Shariati -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 -- Sadeq Hedayat -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Rethinking the Legacy of Intellectual-Statesmen in Iran.
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