Who is knowledgeable, is strong : science, class, and the formation of modern Iranian society, 1900-1950 /

In this book, Cyrus Schayegh tells two intertwined stories: how in early 20th-century Iran, an emerging middle class used modern scientific knowledge as its cultural & economic capital, & how along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle modern problems like the increasing...

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Main Author: Schayegh, Cyrus
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009
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