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Tehran, the capital of Iran since the late eighteenth century, is now one of the largest cities in the Middle East. Exploring Tehran's development from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, Ashkan Rezvani Naraghi paints a vibrant picture of a city undergoing rapid and dynamic social transformation. Rezvani Naraghi demonstrates…
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The author takes us on a fascinating journey into one of the most mesmerizingly contradictory megalopolis of the world: Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
From the beautiful anecdotes about “nude watching” in the public baths of pre-modern Iran, to the hustle and bustle in the ultra-modern shopping malls of today, this book is an ode to Tehran and a complete guide into its labyrinthine political and social forces at the same time.
As a scholar, but also as someone who visited Tehran several times, this book will always be a reminder of why this place has had such a…
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