bokomslag City of Knowledge in Twentieth Century Iran
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City of Knowledge in Twentieth Century Iran

Setrag Manoukian

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  • 260 sidor
  • 2014
This book presents a cultural history of modern Iran from the point of view of Shiraz, a city famous for its poetry and its traditions of scholarship. Exploring the relationship among history, poetry and politics, the book analyses how Shiraz came to be defined as the countrys cultural capital, and explains how Iranians have used the concept of culture as a way of thinking about themselves, their past and their relationship with the rest of the world. Weaving together a theoretical approach with extensive ethnographic research, the book suggests a model to integrate broad concerns with a nuanced analysis of Irans cultural traditions and practices. The authors interdisciplinary approach sheds light on how contemporary Iranians relate to classical Persian poetry; on the relationship between expressive forms and the political imagination; and on the different ways teachers, professors, cultural managers, poets and scholars think and work. He describes how history and poetry are the two dominant modes to talk about the past, present and future of the town and demonstrates that the question of knowledge is crucial to an understanding of the political and existential dimensions of life in Iran today. This book will be a major contribution to the current effort to move away from nationalist views of Iranian history and culture, and as such will be of great interest to scholars of cultural anthropology, history, Middle Eastern studies and Iranian studies.
  • Författare: Setrag Manoukian
  • Illustratör: 17 black & white halftones 25 black & white illustrations 8 black & white line drawings
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781138789449
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 260
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2014-03-21
  • Förlag: Routledge