{"product_id":"nationalizing-iran-9780295987996","title":"Nationalizing Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Naser al-Din Shah, who ruled Iran from 1848 to 1896, claimed the title Shadow of God on Earth, his authority rested on pre-modern conceptions of sacred kingship. This title follows Naser al-Din Shah on a tour of Europe in 1873 that led to his importing a new public image of monarchy - an image based on the European late imperial model.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Marashi's] study is an accessible and meaningful contribution to the history of late Qajar and early Pahlavi Iran, and can be read profitably by scholars and students alike. And, like all the best academic research, it reminds us how much more there is to learn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Staging the Nation: City, Ceremony, and Legitimation in Late Qajar Iran\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Nationalizing Pre-Islamic Iran: The Return of the Archaic and the Authentication of Modernity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Pedagogic State: Education and Nationalism under Reza Shah\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Nation and Memory: Commemorations and the Construction of National Memory under Reza Shah\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524697563479,"sku":"9780295987996","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295987996.jpg?v=1731857792","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nationalizing-iran-9780295987996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}