The Persian Sphinx

Autori

• Abbas Milani

Parametri

• 402 pagine
• 15 ore di lettura

• Biografie e pensieri
• Narrativa
• Saggistica
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Storia

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

"Amir Abbas Hoveyda was a central figure in the historic struggle between modernity and tradition in Iran-a struggle pitting Western cosmopolitanism against Persian isolationism, secularism against religious fundamentalism and ultimately civil society and democracy against authoritarianism...In telling the story of Hoveyda's life, the author has not only laid bare the development of Iranian society during a pivotal period (1919-1978) but has also unearthed important new materials on U.S.-Iranian relations..." -- p. [4]

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2009

(In brossura)