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Who is knowledgeable, is strong : science, class, and the formation of modern Iranian society, 1900-1950 /
In this book, Cyrus Schayegh tells two intertwined stories: how in early 20th-century Iran, an emerging middle class used modern scientific knowledge as its cultural & economic capital, & how along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle modern problems like the increasing...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this book, Cyrus Schayegh tells two intertwined stories: how in early 20th-century Iran, an emerging middle class used modern scientific knowledge as its cultural & economic capital, & how along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle modern problems like the increasing stress of everyday life. |
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| Notas: | "The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint"--Preliminary page |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 340 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520943544 0520943546 |