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[pars]

Hi! Dear all!
What is the exact meaning of the following passage? It is from the book "Russians in Iran". and another question, Can the passage be regarded as fluent English? Of course, the meaning of some sentences are clear, but I will write the whole passage, because all of it, as a whole, should be explained.
there was a growing market for national histories in the nineteenth century and a mutual process of nation-building, the emergence of history as a discipline and a national (reading) market, something similar might be or is already happening in terms of demand and market for transnational histories.” The global optic, alluded to by these scholars, helps us appreciate the remarkably “connected” nature of Caucasian history.
Many thanks in advance.

 

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Please include the author's name each time you quote a text.

You left out the beginning of the first sentence. It's impossible to say anything about it without knowing how it begins. The second sentence is fluent academic English.

 

[pars]

Hi!
Thanks for your reminder.

 

[GoesStation]

Thanks for your reminder.

You're welcome. Who was the author?

 

[pars]

NEST OF REVOLUTION: THE CAUCASUS, IRAN, AND ARMENIANS
BY Houri Berberian

 

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[STRIKE]NEST OF REVOLUTION: THE CAUCASUS, IRAN, AND ARMENIANS[/STRIKE]
Nest of Revolution: The Caucasus, Iran and Armenians [STRIKE]BY[/STRIKE] by Houri Berberian

In post #1, you said it was from a book called "Russians in Iran". Which one is it?

(There was no reason to write this book title or the word "by" in capital letters.)

 

[pars]

I am so sorry. The passage is from the essay "Nest of Revolution: The Caucasus, Iran and Armenians" written by Houri Berberian, in the book "Russians in Iran".

 

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I am so sorry. The passage is from the essay "Nest of Revolution: The Caucasus, Iran and Armenians" written by Houri Berberian, in the book "Russians in Iran".

Thanks. It's not easy to correctly cite a collection. Since there's no single author, we cite the editor(s). In your case, you should write "Edited by Rudi Matthee and Elena Andreeva".