Bazaar and State in Iran The Politics of the Tehran Marketplace |
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| Author:
| Keshavarzian, Arang |
| Series title: | Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-86618-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $152.00 |
Book Description:
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Arang Keshavarzian's fascinating book compares the economics and politics of the marketplace under the Pahlavis, who sought to undermine it in the drive for modernisation and under the subsequent revolutionary regime which came to power with a mandate to preserve the bazaar as an 'Islamic' institution.
Arang Keshavarzian's fascinating book compares the economics and politics of the marketplace under the Pahlavis, who sought to undermine it in the drive for modernisation and under the subsequent revolutionary regime which came to power with a mandate to preserve the bazaar as an 'Islamic' institution.