Chapter 1. Europe: The Dawn of National Identity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents ix
3. Foreword to the Second Edition xi
4. Preface xvii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Europe: The Dawn of National Identity 15
7. Chapter 2. Europe Approaches the Orient 47
8. Chapter 3. The Conceptualization of Iran in a Nationalistic Context 59
9. Chapter 4. Iranshahr and Synonymous Designations: A Political-Historical Inquiry 83
10. Chapter 5. Problems and Context of National Historiography and the Invention of an Iranian Identity 97
11. Chapter 6. Dynastic Connection and Identity Construct 135
12. Chapter 7. Nationalistic Historiography and Identity Construct in Iran 159
13. Chapter 8. The Emergence of Iranian Identity 179
14. Chapter 9. Iranian Identity, Muslim Identity, and Cultural Schizophrenia 225
15. Conclusion 233
16. Epilogue 241
17. Selected Bibliography 285
18. Index 307