9780934211512-0934211515-Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896

Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896

ISBN-13: 9780934211512
ISBN-10: 0934211515
Edition: First Edition
Author: Abbas Amanat
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Mage Publishers
Format: Hardcover 528 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780934211512
ISBN-10: 0934211515
Edition: First Edition
Author: Abbas Amanat
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Mage Publishers
Format: Hardcover 528 pages

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Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896 (ISBN-13: 9780934211512 and ISBN-10: 0934211515), written by authors Abbas Amanat, was published by Mage Publishers in 1997. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.32.

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When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock Throne for nearly half a century. In this book, the first in English about Nasir al-Din Shah, Abbas Amanat gives us both a biography of the man and an analysis of the institution of monarchy in modern Iran. Amanat poses a fundamental question: how did monarchy, the center-piece of an ancient political order, withstand and adjust to the challenges of modern times, both at home and abroad? Nasir al-Din Shah's life and career, his upbringing and personality, and his political conduct provide remarkable material for answering this question. By examining the way Nasir al-Din Shah was transformed from an insecure crown prince and later an erratic boy-king in the 1840s and 50s into a ruler with substantial control over his government and foreign policy in the 1860s and beyond, Amanat explores a pattern in the consolidation of traditional monarchies as they accommodated themselves to the forces of modernity.
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