The Iranian Political Language [electronic resource] : From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present /
Shahibzadeh, Yadullah.author.
In this detailed study of modern Iran, Yadullah Shahibzadeh examines changes in people's understanding of politics and democracy. The book aims to overcome the shortcomings of traditional historiography by challenging the monopoly of intellectuals' perspectives and demonstrating the intellectual and political agency of the ordinary people.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A conceptual history of democracy in Iran -- An emancipated worker -- Politics of the local historiography -- Politics of women emancipation in Bushehr -- The public sphere and politics of identity in Khuzestan -- Politics of public speech in Bushehr -- Politics of words and images.
In this detailed study of modern Iran, Yadullah Shahibzadeh examines changes in people's understanding of politics and democracy. The book aims to overcome the shortcomings of traditional historiography by challenging the monopoly of intellectuals' perspectives and demonstrating the intellectual and political agency of the ordinary people.
Ethnology—Middle East .
Middle East—Politics and government.
Democracy.
Political science.
World politics.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Democracy.
Political Science.
Political History.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.