Modernization, medicine and power in nineteenth-century Iran
Modernization, medicine and power in nineteenth-century Iran
Following the interregnum and anarchy of the eighteenth century, Iran was politically re-united under the Qajar
dynasty (1794-1925). The Qajar period marked Iran’s long and at times bloody transition from a traditional
kingdom – where the existence of semi-independent magnates limited political unity – to a socially and
politically integrated nation-state. The centralization of power during the Qajar period was the major impetus
for the modernization of the military, the administration, education, and medicine. In this article the author
argues that medical modernization in nineteenth-century Iran is (1) best understood within the framework of
the evolving power structure of the Qajar state; and (2) was underpinned by transformations in traditional
medicine, which paved the way for the radical integration of the modern sciences in Iran.
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Ebrahimnejad, Hormoz
50cc6b3c-c322-46e8-b735-2be331cdc9ea
July 2003
Ebrahimnejad, Hormoz
50cc6b3c-c322-46e8-b735-2be331cdc9ea
Ebrahimnejad, Hormoz
(2003)
Modernization, medicine and power in nineteenth-century Iran.
IIAS Newsletter, (31), .
Abstract
Following the interregnum and anarchy of the eighteenth century, Iran was politically re-united under the Qajar
dynasty (1794-1925). The Qajar period marked Iran’s long and at times bloody transition from a traditional
kingdom – where the existence of semi-independent magnates limited political unity – to a socially and
politically integrated nation-state. The centralization of power during the Qajar period was the major impetus
for the modernization of the military, the administration, education, and medicine. In this article the author
argues that medical modernization in nineteenth-century Iran is (1) best understood within the framework of
the evolving power structure of the Qajar state; and (2) was underpinned by transformations in traditional
medicine, which paved the way for the radical integration of the modern sciences in Iran.
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