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Iran´s interaction with its neighbours is a topic of wide interest.

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Iran´s interaction with its neighbours is a topic of wide interest. But while many historical studies of the country concentrate purely on political events and high-profile actors, this book takes the opposite approach: writing history from below, it instead focuses on the role of everyday lives. Modern Iranian historiography has been dominated by ideas of nationalism, modernization, religion, autocracy, revolution and war. Iran in the Middle East adds new dimensions to the study of four crucial areas of Iranian history: the events and impact of the Constitutional Revolution, Iran´s transnational connections, the social history of Iran and developments in historiography.

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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I : The Constitutional Revolution and Nationalism

Part II : Transnational Connections

Part III : Social History

Part IV: Historiographical Reflections

Contributors
Appendix : Life and Work of Touraj Atabaki
Bibliography of Touraj Atabaki
Index

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Chehabi, Houchang
Houchang Chehabi is Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, USA.

Jafari, Peyman
Peyman Jafari is a PhD researcher at the International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam and Leiden University, in the Netherlands.

Jefroudi, Maral
Maral Jefroudi is a PhD researcher at the International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam and Leiden University, in the Netherlands.

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