Persophilia Persian Culture on the Global Scene

From antiquity to the Enlightenment, Persian culture has been integral to European history. Interest in all things Persian shaped not just Western views but the self-image of Iranians to the present day. Hamid Dabashi maps the changing geography of these connections, showing that traffic in ideas ab...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Dabashi, Hamid
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2015]
Ausgabe:
Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Zusammenfassung:
From antiquity to the Enlightenment, Persian culture has been integral to European history. Interest in all things Persian shaped not just Western views but the self-image of Iranians to the present day. Hamid Dabashi maps the changing geography of these connections, showing that traffic in ideas about Persia did not travel on a one-way street
Umfang:
1 online resource (250 p.)
ISBN:
9780674495777
DOI:
10.4159/9780674495777
Zugangseinschränkungen:
restricted access
Schlagworte:
East and West
Orientalism / Europe / History
Postcolonialism / History
Social movements / Europe / History
Transnationalism / History
HISTORY / Middle East / General
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