Qajar Iran and the Rise of Reza Khan 1796-1925 - Softcover

Nikki R. Keddie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568590849 ISBN 13: 9781568590844

Publisher: Mazda Pub, 2012

Synopsis

The history of Iran is a subject attracting increasing interest, and in it the history of the Qajar period, here dated 1796-1925, occupies a pivotal transitional place. The Qajar rulers reunited Iran after a century of weakness and division, and helped create modern Iran and its response to western power. Although the Qajars were not great reformers, their period saw the development of many new trends of thought, ranging from new religious ideas and groups to the adapting of modern ideas to Iranian circumstances. This book covers intellectual trends and equally it covers the political and socioeconomic history of Iran, including the growth of western incursions and control, which led to social, economic, and political disruptions and helped lead to a major revolution that gave Iran a modern constitution. Later developments culminated in a modernizing central government under the Pahlavi shahs. The period 1796-1925 saw a flowering of Iran's visual arts, politically oriented literature, popular culture, and crafts and carpets, and the beginnings of photography and film. The book interprets all these developments as part of a readable and comprehensible history of a period that helped bring Iran into the modern world while continuing its cultural greatness.

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About the Author:

Nikki R. Keddie is Professor Emerita of History at UCLA and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mazda Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1568590849
• ISBN 13: 9781568590844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134