Eminent Persians : the Men and Women who made Modern Iran, 1941-1979 - 2 volumes
Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2008. 1st edition. Hardcover. Mylar covered illustrated dj; black cloth covers, gilt lettering. 2 volumes (xxiii, 1211 pages). VG, ex-library. Stamped text block, flyleafs. Pages clean and tight. Excellent set. Item #184119
ISBN: 9780815609070
As the 25th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution approached, Abbas Milani realized that very little, if any, attention had been given to the entire prerevolutionary generation. Political upheavals and a tradition of neglecting the history of past regimes have resulted in a cultural memory loss, erasing the contributions of a generation of individuals. Eminent Persians seeks to rectify that loss. Milani's groundbreaking portrait of modern Iran reveals the country's rich history through the lives of the men and women who forged it. Consisting of 150 profiles of the most important innovators in Iran between World War II and the Islamic Revolution, the book includes politicians, entrepreneurs, poets, artists, and thinkers who brought Iran into the modern era with brilliant success and sometimes terrible consequences. The biographies and essays weave a richly textured tapestry of lives, ideas, and events that reveals the true story of these decades in the life of a nation. The two volumes are divided into sections on politics, economics, and culture, each accompanied by an introductory essay that places the individual stories in their broader historical context. Drawn from interviews, extensive archival material, and private correspondence, Eminent Persians is a treasure trove of original documents, many appearing in print for the first time. Detailed sketches of personalities and personal foibles offer a compelling and highly readable account of this remarkable period of history on a human scale.
Contents: Of Volume 1: Foreword / Akbar A. Lari -- Introduction -- Book One: Politics: Purposes Mistook: Politics in Iran, 19411979. I. Politics and Public Administration. Hoseyn Ala -- Assadollah Alam -- Alinaghi Alikhani -- Ali Amini -- Jamshid Amuzegar -- Hushang Ansary -- Hassan Arsanjani -- Safi Asfia -- Hamid Ashraf -- Shapur Bakhtiyar -- Mozaffar Baqa'i-Kermani -- Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi -- Dr. Manuchehre Egbal -- The Entezam Brothers -- Akbar Etemad -- Reza Fallah -- Aziz, Khodadad, Maryam, and Sattareh Farmanfarma'ian -- Mohammad-Ali Forughi -- Ahmad Ghavam-ol Saltaneh -- Reza Ghotbi -- Abbasqoli Golshai'yan -- Ebrahim Hakimi (Hakim-al Molk) -- Aliasgar Hekmat -- Sardar Fakher Hekmat -- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda -- Fereydun Mahdavi -- Abdol-Majid and Monir Vakili Majidi -- Khalil Maleki -- The Mansur Family -- Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq -- Hushang Nahavandi -- Parviz Nikkhah -- Nasser and Khosrow Qhashghai -- Shapur and Mehri Rasekh -- Fuad Ruhani -- Khosrow Ruzbeh -- Parviz Sabeti -- Gholamhoseyn Sadiqi -- Seyyed Fakhroddin Shadman -- Ja'far Sharif-Emami -- Seyyed Zia Tabataba'i -- Seyyed Hassan Taqizadeh -- Aredeshir Zahedi -- II. Religion. Seyyed Abolqasem Kashani -- Ruhollah Khomeini -- Ali Shari'ati -- Seyyed Kazem Shari'atmadari -- III. Journalism. Aliasqar Amirani -- Darius Homayun -- Abbas Masudi -- Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh -- The Towfiq Brothers -- IV. Law. Shahin Agayan -- Mohammad Baheri -- V. Military. Abolfath Ardalan -- Teymur Bakhtiyar -- Hoseyn Fardust -- Valiollah Gharani -- Alimohammad Khademi -- Mohammad Khatam -- Ahmad Moggarrebi -- Ne'matollah Nasiri -- Hassan Pakravan -- Hadji Ali Razmara -- Hassan Toufanian -- Fazlollah Zahedi -- Notes to Vomule 1.; Of Volume Two: Book Two: Economics: From Rags to Riches to Revolution. I. Industry and Commerce. The Amid-Hozour Family -- The Arjomand Brothers -- Morad Aryeh -- The Barkhordar Brothers -- Hadj Habib Elghanian -- Rahim Irvani -- Abdurrahim J'afari -- The Khayami Brothers -- The Khosrowshahi Brothers -- The Lajevardi Family -- Bager Mostofi -- Abdul-Hussein Nikpour -- The Rastegar Brothers -- The Rezai Brothers -- Habib Sabet -- The Sadat-Tehrani Family -- The Sudavar Brothers -- II. Construction. Majid A'lam -- Ali Ebrahimi -- Hamid Ghadimi -- Akbar Lari -- Amir Malekyazdi -- Fereydun Rabii -- III. Banks and Finance. Abol-Hassan Ebtehaj -- Abolqassem Kheradju -- Mohammadali Moffarah -- The Moghadam Brothers -- Mehdi Samii -- III. Architecture and Engineering. Hoseyn Amanat -- Mohsen Forughi -- M. Reza Moghtader -- Hushang Seyhun -- IV. Agriculture. Hashem Naraqi -- Hojabr Yazdani -- Book Three: Culture: Caliban's Curse: Culture Wars in Iran, 19411979. I. Literature. Mehdi Akhavan-Sales -- Jalal Al-e Ahmad -- Samad Behrangi -- Forugh Farrokhzad -- Ebrahim Golestan -- Hushang Golshiri -- Sadeq Hedayat -- Zabihollah Mansuri -- Gholamhoseyn Sa'edi -- Sohrab Sepehri -- Ja'far Shahri -- Nima Yushij -- II. Scholarship. Allame Dehkhoda -- Badi'ozzaman Foruzanfar -- Suleyman Haiim -- Mohsen Hashtrudi -- Allame Mohammad Qazvini -- III. History. Zabih Behruz -- Abbas Egbal-e Ashtiyani -- Ahmad Kasravi -- IV. Education. Mohammad Bahman Beyqi -- Farhang Mehr -- Dr. Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi -- Parviz Natel-Khanlari -- Dr. Farrokhru Parsa -- Dr. Ali Sheikholislam -- V. The Arts. Googoosh -- Marcos Grigorian -- Samuel Khachikian -- Loreta and Nushin -- Arby Ovanessian -- Abolhassan Saba -- Parviz Sayyad -- Alinaghi Vaziri -- Gamarolmoluk Vaziri -- Hoseyn Zenderudi -- VI. Medicine. Yahya Adl -- Dr. Fereydun Ala -- Dr. Abdolkarim Ayadi -- Dr. Ebrahim Chehrazi -- VII. Athletics. Gholamreza Takhti -- VIII. Philanthropy. Hadj Hoseyn Malek -- Hadj Mohammad Nemazee -- Arbab Rostam Giv -- Notes to Volume Two.
OCLC: 225870858
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