Table of Contents

Introduction: Education in the Reformist Thought of Nineteenth-Century Iranians; Chapter 1: From Traditional to Modern Education: The State of Education in Iran to the End of the Nineteenth Century; Chapter 2: Opening the Door: Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar and the Advent of Baha'i Schools in Iran; Chapter 3: Modern Baha'i Schools and their Educational Standards; Chapter 4: Opposition to the Baha'i Schools; Chapter 5: Closing the Doors: Riza Shah Pahlavi and the Closure of the Baha'i Schools in Iran; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

About the Author

Soli Shahvar is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History of the Middle East and Director of the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa. He completed his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.