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Abbas Amanat | |
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عباس امانت | |
 Amanat in 2020 | |
| Born | 14 November 1947 |
| Occupation(s) | William Graham Sumner Professor of History at Yale University Director of the Yale Program in Iranian Studies |
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Thesis | Emergence and Early Development of the Babi Movement, 1844–1850 (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Hourani and John Gurney |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Modern History |
| Main interests | Iranian studies, Qajar Iran |
| Notable works | Iran: 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]
- ^ "Amanat, Abbas, 1947-". viaf.org. Virtual International Authority File. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Abbas Amanat". Yale University. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ 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.