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Voltaire, Diderot, and the Ottoman Sultan
In the Oriental Shadow of the French Enlightenment
How the Philosophes Used the Other to Critique the Cultural Self
by Rebecca Joubin and Sophia Nissler
In the Oriental Shadow of the French Enlightenment systematically examines the treatment of Islamic and Arab civilization in the French encyclopedias, dictionaries, and the illustrious Encyclopédie, the prodigious and formidable work that weaves together the vast tapestry of dissenting thought in eighteenth-century France and exposes the establishment of a sub-genre topos of the Oriental as Other as a means to avoid censorship and provide an indirect, albeit potent, method of selfcriticism.
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History Focus: The Final Decade of the Pahlavi Era
edited Alinaghi Alikhani
The Diaries of Asadollah Alam may be the most important document about the inner workings of the Mohammad Reza Pahlavi period. These candid, almost-daily entries were written by Alam during the ten years he held the official position of Minister of the Imperial Court, as well as the unofficial position of the Shah’s best friend. The diaries intimately document the Shah’s personal and political life. Periodically, Alam would send the writings to Switzerland for safe keeping. The Alam diaries begin in 1967, shortly after he is appointed to the Ministry of Court., putting him is in a unique position during an important time in Iranian history.
Harvard Iranian Oral History Project
The Iranian Oral History Collection
Harvard Oral History Project
edited by Habib Ladjevardi
Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies’ distinctive Iranian Oral History Project preserves personal memories and eyewitness accounts from individuals who influenced the development of modern Iranian history.
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