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GLOBAL 131L

Seminar: 01Units: 3Class#: 6943
Autumn 2024

Early Modern Iran: Continuity and Change

Department of Stanford Global Studies

9/23/24 - 12/6/24
Instructor: Information Not Available

Enrollment Status

  • Open Seats: 9
  • Enrolled: 3
  • Capacity: 12
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  • Waitlist: 0
  • Waitlist Max: 3

Course Description

This course is an opportunity and invitation to explore themes and topics in politics and society in Iran from 1500 to 1900 CE. The course invites students to read, discuss, and reflect on trends and events that shaped early modern politics and society in Iran through the lens of primary and secondary sources, including narrative and archival sources in translation. Topics include the changing dynamics of state-building, religious transition, revivalist movements, women in politics and society, modernization paths in response to European global hegemony, and center-periphery relations concerning linguistic and religious minorities.

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