The Persian Revolution: 1905-1909: No. 1 (Persia Observed) - Hardcover

Browne, Edward Granville

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0934211450 ISBN 13: 9780934211451

Publisher: Mage Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

Publisher: Cambridge : University Press Publication date: 1910 Subjects: Iran -- History Mohammed Ali, 1907-1909 Iran -- Politics and government 1907-1909 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

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Synopsis

Many dangers and many anxious days lie without doubt before the new Persia." Over eight decades later, Edward Browne's fears and hopes have a special resonance in the minds of contemporary readers. The Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, an account of one episode in Iran's eventful annals, has maintained its relevance and freshness, even after the occurrence of a revolution more intense and all-embracing than the Constitutional Revolution of 1906-11. When the aspirations of the Constitutional period are contrasted with those of the more recent revolution, the irony is poignant and inescapable, especially when it is noted that the occurrence of the second revolution was a distant protest against the failure of the first. What Browne primarily intended to achieve in his book was to allow the voice of the Persian people to be heard by his Western audience.

He tried to demonstrate to his readers that the tumultuous events they were witnessing in Iran, often with suspicion if not disdain, were in fact no less than a genuine struggle by an oppressed and impoverished nation to establish a constitutional order despite the overwhelming odds of domestic tyranny, foreign intervention, and ideological divisions. The Persian Revolution was more than a simple record of a revolution, for it influenced the very course of events it covered in its pages. An essential volume for anyone attempting to understand Persia's past and present, this new edition features an introduction by Abbas Amanat, Browne's correspondences, and contemporary reviews of the book, all of which provide a rich context for The Persian Revolution of 1905-1909. Also included are 56 period photographs. Originally published in 1910 by Cambridge University Press.

About the Author

Edward Granville Browne was educated at the University of Cambridge where he later taught and was instrumental in promoting oriental studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mage Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0934211450
• ISBN 13: 9780934211451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 470