A Social History of Modern Tehran: Space, Power, and the City

ISBN-13: 9781009188890 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 384 str.

Ashkan Rezvani Naraghi

Opis

Outlines how Tehran's social spaces were transformed by shifting discourses and practices from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.

Recenzje

'This book is a seminal analysis of the role of Tehran in Iran's social history. Based on a valuable array of primary material, it provides a unique window into the human and physical geographies of the capital during the turbulent social transformations of the first part of the twentieth century. A refreshing addition to our understanding of modern Iran.' Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, University of St Andrews

Spis treści

Foreword by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam; Preface by Jennifer A. Jordan; Introduction; 1. Segmented society and the social production of communal spaces; 2. Segmented society and spaces of political mobilization; 3. Iranian travelers and the production of spatial knowledge; 4. The Qajar court and the city: spatial strategies of the state in the nineteenth century; 5. The interwar period and middle-class urbanism; 6. The age of social movements: the transformation of political public space; Conclusion; Appendix: protest, political gatherings, and parades between 1941 and 1953; Bibliography; Index.