Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong

Download or read book Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong written by Cyrus Schayegh and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A singular scholarly achievement and a valuable contribution to modern Iranian and Middle Eastern history. Schayegh's research promises to fuel ongoing debates concerning modernity and nationalism in Iran and elsewhere."—Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, author of Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946 "The author has accomplished the most thorough work of research that I am familiar with in the field of 20th century Iranian history."—H. E. Chehabi, Boston University "A fascinating study of Iranian doctors and scientists and the ways they forged a distinctive route to modernity. This book is rich with insights for the present."—Lynn Hunt, University of California, Los Angeles