Representing the unpresentable
Subtitle: historical images of national reform from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic of Iran
By: Negar Mottahedeh.
Series: Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Syracuse, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780815631798
Subjects: Iran -- History -- 20th century; Iran -- History -- Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925; Iran -- Civilization -- 19th century; Iran -- Civilization -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-253 )and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The mutilated body of the modern nation; title: Scheduled for judgment day; title: Disciplining Babism; title: Resurrection, return, reform, revolution; title: Purifying the nation through representation; title: Conclusion.