Both Eastern and Western : an intellectual history of Iranian modernity / Afshin Matin-Asgari. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : intellectual constructions of Iranian modernity -- Lineages of authoritarian modernity : the Russo-Ottoman model -- The Berlin circle : crafting the worldview of Iranian nationalism -- Subverting constitutionalism : intellectuals as instruments of modern dictatorship -- Intellectual missing links : politicizing religion and translating modernity -- The mid-century moment of socialist hegemony -- Revolutionary monarchy, political shi'ism, and Islamic marxism -- Conclusion : aborted resurrection : an intellectual arena wide open to opposition.