Onomastic Reforms Family Names and State Building in Iran |
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| Author:
| Chehabi, H. E. |
| Series title: | Hellenic Studies - Ilex Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-24819-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2020 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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In the mid-1920s, Iran abolished honorary titles and honorifics and required people to adopt family names. H. E. Chehabi describes the public debates surrounding what was an important state-building effort. He traces the legislative measures and decrees that constituted the reform and explores the surnames Iranians chose or invented for themselves.
In the mid-1920s, Iran abolished honorary titles and honorifics and required people to adopt family names. H. E. Chehabi describes the public debates surrounding what was an important state-building effort. He traces the legislative measures and decrees that constituted the reform and explores the surnames Iranians chose or invented for themselves.