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Iran in the 20th century : historiography and political culture /

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 geneal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Iran Heritage Foundation
Otros Autores: Atabaki, Touraj
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundaton, 2009.
Colección:International library of Iranian studies ; 20.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 shifted from the anecdotal story-telling genre to social, political, economic, cultural and religious history-writing. A new understanding of the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441638380
1441638385
9780857713681
085771368X
9780857731876
0857731874
9780755610518
0755610512