Persophilia
Author | : Hamid Dabashi |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2015-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674504691 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674504690 |
Rating | : 4/5 (690 Downloads) |
Download or read book Persophilia written by Hamid Dabashi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From antiquity to the Enlightenment, Persian culture has been integral to European history. Interest in all things Persian shaped not just Western views but the self-image of Iranians to the present day. Hamid Dabashi maps the changing geography of these connections, showing that traffic in ideas about Persia did not travel on a one-way street.