City of Knowledge in Twentieth Century Iran - Shiraz, History and Poetry

Informationen zum Autor Setrag Manoukian is an Italian anthropologist and historian of modern Iran. He is an assistant professor at the Institute of Islamic Studies and the Department of Anthropology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Zusammenfassung This book presents a cultural history of modern Iran through the perspective of the city. Addressing the relationship between history, poetry and politics in Iran, the author demonstrates that the question of knowledge is crucial to an understanding of the political and existential dimensions of life in Iran today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: City of Knowledge 1. The Territory of Shiraz 2. Time, Space and Culture 3. Editing Culture 4. Writing the History of Shiraz 5. Tensions in the City of Knowledge 6. History and Poetry. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Setrag Manoukian, Manoukian Setrag
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2011
• EAN: 9780415783286
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78328-6
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Iranian Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Iran, HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general