Taghi Erani, a Polymath in Interwar Berlin, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019 Fundamental Science, Psychology, Orientalism, and Political Philosophy

A prominent civil servant, scientist, and intellectual, Taghi Erani was a pivotal figure in interwar Iran. Witness to two of the major political upheavals in the twentieth century?the rise of Pahlavi and the collapse of the Weimar Republic?he turned from fundamental science to leftwing activism and pacifism, leading to his arrest and death in prison. Younes Jalali traces his journey from Tehran to Berlin, where in the 1920s he crossed paths with the greatest German scientists and scholars of his day, including Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Friedrich Rosen, and published seminal works on psychology and political philosophy. In the 1930s, as Reza Shah pursued rapprochement with the Third Reich, Taghi Erani was caught up in a crackdown on left-wing and pro-labor activists. His life and death offer a unique lens through which to view modern Iranian intellectual and political history.

1. The Arrest (1937).- 2. Tabriz (1902–1912).- 3. Tehran (1912–1922).- 4. Berlin (1922–1928).- 5. Foray in German Science.- 6. German Orientalists.- 7. Accidental Orientalist.- 8. Prewar and Postwar Psychology.- 9. Autodidact in Psychology.- 10. Debut in Political Activism.- 11. Political Reflections.- 12. The Quiet Period (1929–1933).- 13. The Post-Quiet Period (1934–1937).- 14. The Geopolitical Game.- 15. The End (1937–1940).

Younes Jalali is a former assistant professor in the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, USA. Born in Iran and educated in the US, he is interested in the history of science and Iranian history.

Offers an engaging biography of Taghi Erani, drawing upon newly available archival documents Sheds light on the rise and rule of Reza Shah and the tumultuous interwar years in Iran Appeals to scholars and students interested in Iranian history, the history of science, and the Weimar Republic