Contents
Introduction: Intellectual Constructions of Iranian Modernity
1Lineages of Authoritarian Modernity: The Russo-Ottoman Model
2The Berlin Circle: Crafting the Worldview of Iranian Nationalism
3Subverting Constitutionalism: Intellectuals as Instruments of Modern Dictatorship
4Intellectual Missing Links: Criticizing Europeanism and Translating Modernity
6Revolutionary Monarchy, Political Shi’ism and Islamic Marxism
7Conclusion: Aborted Resurrection: An Intellectual Arena Wide Open to Opposition