Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and Narratives of the Enlightenment

The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later political and cultural movements in the region. Broad in its scope, this multidisciplinary volume brings together essays from leading scholars in Iranian Studies to explore the significance of this revolution, its origins, and the people who made it happen.
           
As the authors show, this period was one of unprecedented debate within Iran’s burgeoning press. Many different groups fought to shape the course of the Revolution, which opened up seemingly boundless possibilities for the country’s future and affected nearly every segment of its society. Exploring themes such as the role of women, the use of photography, and the uniqueness of the Revolution as an Iranian experience, the authors tell a story of immense transition, as the old order of the Shah subsided and was replaced by new institutions, new forms of expression, and a new social and political order.
 

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Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and Narratives of the Enlightenment

The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later political and cultural movements in the region. Broad in its scope, this multidisciplinary volume brings together essays from leading scholars in Iranian Studies to explore the significance of this revolution, its origins, and the people who made it happen.
           
As the authors show, this period was one of unprecedented debate within Iran’s burgeoning press. Many different groups fought to shape the course of the Revolution, which opened up seemingly boundless possibilities for the country’s future and affected nearly every segment of its society. Exploring themes such as the role of women, the use of photography, and the uniqueness of the Revolution as an Iranian experience, the authors tell a story of immense transition, as the old order of the Shah subsided and was replaced by new institutions, new forms of expression, and a new social and political order.
 

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Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and Narratives of the Enlightenment

Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and Narratives of the Enlightenment

Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and Narratives of the Enlightenment

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The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later political and cultural movements in the region. Broad in its scope, this multidisciplinary volume brings together essays from leading scholars in Iranian Studies to explore the significance of this revolution, its origins, and the people who made it happen.
           
As the authors show, this period was one of unprecedented debate within Iran’s burgeoning press. Many different groups fought to shape the course of the Revolution, which opened up seemingly boundless possibilities for the country’s future and affected nearly every segment of its society. Exploring themes such as the role of women, the use of photography, and the uniqueness of the Revolution as an Iranian experience, the authors tell a story of immense transition, as the old order of the Shah subsided and was replaced by new institutions, new forms of expression, and a new social and political order.
 


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ISBN-13: 9781909942943
Publisher: Gingko
Publication date: 11/15/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 336
File size: 865 KB

About the Author

Ali Ansari is professor of Iranian history and founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews, as well as senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and president of the British Institute of Persian Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran.

 

Table of Contents

            Introduction

            Ali M Ansari


1.         Iran’s Dialectic of the Enlightenment: Notes on Constitutional Experience and       Conflicting Narratives of Modernity

            Ali Gheissari


2.         From Narrating History to Constructing Memory: The Role of Photography in the Iranian             Constitutional Revolution

            Elahe Helbig


3.         The Enlightenment and Historical Difference: The Case of Iran’s Constitutional     Revolution

            Kamran Matin


4.         Shrinking Borders and Expanding Vocabularies: Translation and the Iranian           Constitutional Revolution of 1906

            Milad Odabaei


5.         The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the influence of Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani’s     Political Thought

            Pejman Abdolmohammadi


6.         Realism, Nationalism and Criticism: Iranian Enlightenment and the Philosophy of Literature in Mirza Fatali Akhundzade’s Works

            Salour Evaz Malayeri


7.         “To mean or not to mean?” as the underlying question of Western-inspired counter-            Enlightenment discourse in Iran

            Urs Goesken


8.         In Search of the Secret Center in Constitutional Tabriz

            Evan Siegel


9.         Early Translations of Modern European Philosophy. On the Significance of an Under-       Researched Phenomenon for the Study of Modern Iranian Intellectual History

            Roman Seidel


10.       Looking Back at Mashrutih: Late Pahlavi Narratives on the Constitutional Revolution

            Siavush Randjbar-Daemi


            Contributors

            Index

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