Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong: Science, Class, and the Formation of Modern Iranian Society, 1900-1950
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- Synopsis
- Cyrus tells two intertwined stories: how, in early 20th-century Iran, an emerging middle class used modern scientific knowledge as its cultural and economic capital, and how, along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle presumably modern problems.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 340 Pages
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/24/10
- Copyrighted By:
- The Regents of the University of California
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.