Nationalizing Iran – Culture, Power, and the State, 1870–1940 Marashi Paperback

Nationalizing Iran\nby Afshin Marashi\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Afshin Marashi\nTitle: Nationalizing Iran\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Middle Eastern history\nPublisher: MV - University of Washington Press\nPublication year: 2008\nISBN-13: 9780295988207\nISBN-10: 0295988207\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWhen 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. Between roughly 1870 and 1940, Iran's traditional monarchy was forged into a modern nation-state. This book explores the changes that made possible this transformation of Iran.\n\nWhen Naser al-Din Shah, who ruled Iran from 1848 to 1896, claimed the title Shadow of God on Earth, his authority reste.