Nadir Shah's Quest for Legitimacy in Post-Safavid Iran

Upon what inner justifications and upon what external means does this domination rest? Tucker employs the concept of imagined communities, as developed by Benedict Anderson, to argue that concepts of national identity transcend mere expressions of loyalty to the legitimacy of the divinely ordained,...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of Middle East studies 2009, Vol.41 (1), p.175-176
1. Verfasser: Kamaly, Hossein
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Upon what inner justifications and upon what external means does this domination rest? Tucker employs the concept of imagined communities, as developed by Benedict Anderson, to argue that concepts of national identity transcend mere expressions of loyalty to the legitimacy of the divinely ordained, hierarchical dynastic realm.
ISSN:0020-7438
1471-6380
DOI:10.1017/S0020743808090430