Mapping the Role of Intellectuals in Iranian Modern and Contemporary History

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<p><span>In</span><span>Mapping the Role of Intellectuals in Iranian Modern and Contemporary History</span><span>, Jahanbegloo and contributors examine the role of Iranian intellectuals in the history of Iranian modernity. They trace the contributions of intellectuals in the construction of national identity and the Iranian democratic debate, analyzing how intellectuals balanced indebtedness to the West with the issue of national identity in Iran. Recognizing how intellectual elites became beholden to political powers, the contributors demonstrate the trend that intellectuals often opted for cultural dissent rather than ideological politics.</span></p><p></p>

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<p><span>Ramin Jahanbegloo</span><span> is executive director of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and vice-dean of the School of Law at Jindal Global University.</span></p>

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