Familial Undercurrents: Untold Stories of Love and Marriage in Modern Iran Book by Afsaneh Najmabadi (Farsi)

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Afsaneh Najmabadi’s Familial Undercurrents is a personal yet analytical account of how love, marriage, and family life transformed in mid-twentieth-century Iran. After discovering that her father had secretly formed a second family, the author uses this revelation to explore the changing meanings of polygamy, intimacy, and domestic life. She traces the shift from traditional multi-wife arrangements to the rising ideal of monogamous, love-based marriage among Tehran’s emerging middle class. Through her family’s story, Najmabadi reveals how these changes reshaped relationships, expectations, and the emotional landscape of modern Iranian families.

• Pages: 232
• Genre: Gender Studies • Social History • Autobiographical Sociology
• Book Cover Type: Paperback
• Language(s): Persian
• ISBN: 9786223131103
• Persian Title: کتاب جریان‌های پنهان خانوادگی

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