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First edition. |
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xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East |
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Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Academic writing and writing about lives : an introduction -- Modernity, sexuality, and popular culture : Iran's social agony -- Iranian women and public space in the seventies : Shahrzad, a woman of her time -- Seduction, sin, and salvation : spurious sexuality in dance and film -- Shahrzad as a writer : the question of literary modernity -- Social change in Iran and the transforming lives of women artists -- Ideology, sexuality, and sexual agency : an afterword. |
Summary |
In Iran, since the mid-nineteenth century, one issue has been a common concern: how should Iran become modern? More than a century of struggle for or against modernity has constituted much of the social, political, and cultural history of the country. In the decades since the 1979 Revolution, the question has become even more critical. In Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran, Talattof finds that the process of modernity never truly unfolded, due in large part to Iran's reluctance to embrace the seminal subjects of gender and sexuality. Talattof's approach reflects a unique look at modernity as advancement not only in industry and economy but also toward an open, intellectual discourse on sexuality. |
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Exploring the life and times of Shahrzad, a dancer, actress, filmmaker, and poet, Talattof illuminates the country's struggle with modernity and the ideological, traditional, and religious resistance against it. Born in 1946, she performed in several theater productions, became an acclaimed film star in the 1970's, and pursued a career as a journalist and poet. Following the revolution, she was imprisoned and eventually became homeless on the streets of Tehran. Her success and eventual decline as a female artist and entertainer illustrate the conflict between modernity and tradition and Iran's failure to embrace an overt expression of sexuality. Talattof also profiles several other female artists of the 1970's, analyzing their lives and work as windows through which to examine what Iranian culture allowed and what it repudiated. |
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Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran explores the integral role of popular culture and female artists in the shaping of modern Iran, constructing a new framework for understanding such crucial concepts as ideology and modernity. --Book Jacket. |
Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
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All rights reserved. |
Subject |
Sa‘d, Kubr
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Women authors, Iranian -- Biography.
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Authors, Iranian -- Biography.
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Women artists -- Iran -- Biography.
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Artists -- Iran -- Biography.
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Women dancers -- Iran -- Biography.
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Dancers -- Iran -- Biography.
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Iran -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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Iran -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Women in popular culture -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex -- Social aspects -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
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Social change -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
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Ideology -- Iran -- History -- 20th century.
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Écrivaines iraniennes -- Biographies.
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Femmes artistes -- Iran -- Biographies.
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Danseuses -- Iran -- Biographies.
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Iran -- Conditions sociales -- 20e siècle.
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Femmes dans la culture populaire -- Iran -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Sexualité -- Aspect social -- Iran -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Idéologie -- Iran -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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15.75 history of Asia. (NL-LeOCL)077599616
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Sa‘d, Kubr. (OCoLC)fst01935885
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Ideology. (OCoLC)fst00966915
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Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
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Sex -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01114214
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Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Women artists. (OCoLC)fst01177159
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Women authors, Iranian. (OCoLC)fst01177287
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Women dancers. (OCoLC)fst01177550
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Women in popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01177953
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Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
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Sa‘d, Kubr 1946-
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Künstlerin
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Massenkultur
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Schriftstellerin
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Sexualität
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Sozialer Wandel
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Tänzerin
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Iran
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Iran.
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Populärkultur -- författare -- Iran -- 1900-talet.
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Social ställning -- sexualitet.
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15.75 history of Asia. (NL-LeOCL)077599616
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Shahrzad, 1946- (NL-LeOCL)363919473
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Kvinnliga författare -- Iran -- 1900-talet.
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Kvinnliga dansare -- Iran -- 1900-talet.
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Iran -- intellektuellt liv -- 1900-talet.
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Iran -- sociala förhållanden -- 1900-talet.
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Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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Added Title |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
ISBN |
9780815632245 |
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081563224X |
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9780815651390 (ebook) |
Standard No. |
40019588227 |
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40019578416 |
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2027/heb34602 hdl |