Persian Kingship and Architecture: Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis

by Talinn Grigor and Sussan Babaie

Since the Shah went into exile and the Islamic Republic was established in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, the very idea of monarchy in Iran has been contentious. Yet, as Persian Kingship and Architecture argues, the institution of kingship has historically played a pivotal role in articulating the abstract notion of 'Iran' since antiquity. These ideas surrounding kingship and nation have, in turn, served as a unifying cultural force despite...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848857519
• ISBN13: 9781848857513
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 9.8"