Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic of Iran

by Negar Mottahedeh and Negar Mottahedah

In this pioneering book, Negar Mottahedeh explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. She focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture and performance traditions in the production of the contemporary nation. Tracing the historical mediation and dissemination of ideas for national reform in the modern period of Iran, the book examines the various discourses that have constituted the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815631790
• ISBN13: 9780815631798
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"