Iranian thinker
Abbas Amanat
Abbas AmanatHistoryIranian-Americanb. 1947
Life and Thought
Abbas Amanat, born November 14, 1947, is an Iranian historian and Iranologist and Professor Emeritus at Yale University. His research areas include modern Iranian history, the Qajar period, the Babi movement, and Iranian Shi'ism.
Bibliography
Writings and transcribed lectures7 titles
Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Babi Movement in Iran, 1844–1850
Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896
Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism
Iran: A Modern History
The Qajar Era and the Longing for Europe
The Solar Calendar and the Persistence of Nowruz in Iran's Cultural Identity
Under the Revolving Dome: Poems by Abbas Amanat
