Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896.(Review)

The Historian | March 22, 1999| | Copyright

Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896. By Abbas Amanat. (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1997. Pp. xix, 536. $45.00.)

The author of this book is an established authority on the modern history of Iran, especially the period of the Qajar dynasty (1895-1925). The bibliography in the present volume lists as many as 21 of his writings, all of which deal with various aspects of Qajar history. In this monograph, Abbas Amanat has chosen the life and times of Nasir al-Din Shah, the longest ruling monarch ...

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