Pivot Of The Universe

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1997. First Edition. hardcover. New. Dust Jacket is New. Seller Inventory # PN000866

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From the Back Cover: When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock Throne for nearly half a century. In this book, the first in English about Nasir al-Din Shah, Abbas Amanat gives us both a biography of the man and an analysis of the institution of monarchy in modern Iran. Amanat poses a fundamental question: how did monarchy, the center-piece of an ancient political order, withstand and adjust to the challenges of modern times, both at home and abroad? Nasir al-Din Shah's life and career, his upbringing and personality, and his political conduct provide remarkable material for answering this question. By examining the way Nasir al-Din Shah was transformed from an insecure crown prince and later an erratic boy-king in the 1840s and 50s into a ruler with substantial control over his government and foreign policy in the 1860s and beyond, Amanat explores a pattern in the consolidation of traditional monarchies as they accommodated themselves to the forces of modernity.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pivot Of The Universe
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition