A Social History of Modern Tehran
Book description
Tehran, the capital of Iran since the late eighteenth century, is now one of the largest cities in the Middle East. Exploring Tehran's development from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, Ashkan Rezvani Naraghi paints a vibrant picture of a city undergoing rapid and dynamic social transformation. Rezvani Naraghi demonstrates…
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The author takes us on a fascinating journey into one of the most mesmerizingly contradictory megalopolis of the world: Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
From the beautiful anecdotes about “nude watching” in the public baths of pre-modern Iran, to the hustle and bustle in the ultra-modern shopping malls of today, this book is an ode to Tehran and a complete guide into its labyrinthine political and social forces at the same time.
As a scholar, but also as someone who visited Tehran several times, this book will always be a reminder of why this place has had such a…
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