Iran in Motion: Mobility, Space, and the Trans-Iranian Railway.By Mikiya Koyagi. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2021. 296 pp. Hardcover, $65.00. ISBN: 978-1-5036-131-33.

The Trans-Iranian Railway is reimagined through the lens of mobility and spatial transformation in Mikiya Koyagi's Iran in Motion. The book reveals how this 19th-century engineering marvel reshaped Iran's physical landscape, economic geography, and social dynamics. Koyagi employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating historical analysis with spatial theory to dissect the railway's role as both a catalyst for modernization and a symbol of imperial ambition. By examining archival records, cartographic data, and oral histories, the study uncovers the railway's enduring legacy on Iran's infrastructure, identity, and global connectivity.

Köll, E. (2022). Iran in Motion: Mobility, Space, and the Trans-Iranian Railway.By Mikiya Koyagi. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2021. 296 pp. Hardcover, $65.00. ISBN: 978-1-5036-131-33. Business History Review, 96(3), 686–688. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007680522000708