Author

Publication

1997 - University of Texas Press

Language

English

Word Count

65,750 words, Guess

Page Count

263 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97006742
  • Goodreads287731
  • LibraryThing1697135

Classifications

  • LCCDS266.G44 1998

Description

Ali Gheissari shows how in Iran, as in many other countries, intellectuals have been the prime mediators between the forces of tradition and modernity and have contributed significantly to the formation of the modern Iranian self image. His analysis of intellectuals' response to a number of fundamental questions, such as nationalism, identity, and the relation between Islam and modern politics, sheds new light on the factors that led to the Iranian Revolution - the twentieth century's first major departure from Western political ideals - and helps explain the complexities surrounding the reception of Western ideologies in the Middle East.

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Other Editions

  • Iranian Intellectuals in the Twentieth CenturyPaperbackUniversity of Texas Press1997-01-01

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