An edition of Who is knowledgeable, is strong (2009)

Who is knowledgeable, is strong

science, class, and the formation of modern Iranian society

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Who is knowledgeable, is strong
Cyrus Schayegh, Cyrus Schayegh
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Univerity of California Press
Language
English
Pages
340

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Subjects

Intellectual life, Science and civilization, Social conditions, Iran, intellectual life, Iran, social conditions

Places

Iran

Times

20th century
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Cover of: Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong
Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong: Science, Class, and the Formation of Modern Iranian Society, 1900-1950
2009, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: Who is knowledgeable, is strong
Who is knowledgeable, is strong: science, class, and the formation of modern Iranian society
2009, Univerity of California Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I : Science and the formation of the Iranian modern middle class, 1900s/1940s
Historical frames : the nineteenth century and the post revolutionary advance of modern science, 1900/1920
Cultural and discursive dimensions
The economic dimension
Part II : Medicalizing modernity : patterns of interaction between bio-medical sciences and modernity in Iran, 1900
Dangers of modernity : neurology, psychiatry, and the effects of modern technology and economy
Bio-power : hygiene, eugenics, genetics, and Iran's double demographic problem
The self-reliant personality : psychology, pedagogy, and the problem of personal and national willpower
Conclusion.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Berkeley

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Dewey Decimal Class
955.05
Library of Congress
DS266 .S375 2009, DS266.S375 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
340

Edition Identifiers

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OL21812612M
ISBN 13
9780520254473
LCCN
2008025294
OCLC/WorldCat
231745631
Goodreads
7081246

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OL6002653W

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