Abbas Amanat

Abbas Amanat
عباس امانت
Amanat in 2020
Born (1947-11-14) 14 November 1947 (age 76)
Occupation(s)William Graham Sumner Professor of History at Yale University
Director of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies
Academic background
Education
Alma materSt Catherine's College, Oxford
ThesisEmergence and Early Development of the Babi Movement, 1844–1850 (1981)
Doctoral advisorAlbert Hourani and John Gurney
Academic work
DisciplineModern History
Main interestsIranian studies, Qajar Iran
Notable worksIran: A Modern History
Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831 – 1896

Abbas Amanat (Persian: عباس امانت;[1] born November 14, 1947) is an Iranian-born American historian, scholar,[2] author, editor, and university professor. He serves as the William Graham Sumner Professor of History at Yale University and Director of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Amanat, Abbas, 1947-". viaf.org. Virtual International Authority File. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ^ Wilford, Hugh (2011-01-01), America's Great Game: The CIA and the Middle East, 1947–67, pp. 99–112, ISBN 978-1-349-32101-8, retrieved 2022-01-13
  3. ^ "Abbas Amanat". Yale University. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Phillips, Natasha (February 17, 2018). "Abbas Amanat's 'Iran': The Challenges of History with an Attitude". Kayhan Life. Archived from the original on 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2022-01-13.

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