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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint"--Preliminary page |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 340 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520943544 0520943546 |