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Political Instrumentalization of Religion: The Case of Islam [PDF]

open access: yes
The question as to whether religion can block economic development and institutional change assumes particular importance today because of the rise of Islamist movements and the disappointing economic performances in the lands of Islam. This paper starts
Jean-Philippe Platteau
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Different paths to the modern state in Europe: the interaction between domestic political economy and interstate competition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Theoretical work on state formation and capacity has focused mostly on early modern Europe and on the experience of western European states during this period.
Abel Escriba-Folch   +111 more
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Study on Fabric Types in the Qajar era Kitchen and Catering Based on Harvard University Digital Archives [PDF]

open access: yesDānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān
Textiles had wide-ranging applications in people's daily lives during the Qajar era, as in any other era. This study aimed to identify different applications of fabrics in Qajar kitchens and catering and also examine their decorations and accessories ...
ameneh mafitabar
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Urban morphology and transformation the pattern of housing in the historical cities of Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Regardless of the historical and cultural collapse of today's contemporary architecture that arose in the aftermath of the advent of modernity, if we look at the process of the emergence of architecture before this era, we see that most architectural ...
NAHAS FARMANIYEH, Farzaneh   +1 more
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Iranian language policy: a case of linguistic purism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The aim of this article is to describe Iranian language policy from its officially recognized birth in the XVIII century up to today. It will focus on one particular aspect of language policy – linguistic purism.
Marszałek-Kowalewska, Katarzyna
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Economic Equality and Victory in War: An Empirical Investigation [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper tests a simple hypothesis: that given the occurrence of war between two countries, the country that is more egalitarian at the moment of military decision is likely to emerge the victor.
Corwin Priest   +2 more
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The sources of diplomatic awareness in Iran during the Qajar period

open access: yesپژوهش‌های تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2020
"awareness" is an acquired process that one acquires in interacting with others in the process of education. Given the rule of traditional rules in the field of diplomatic relations with Iran, it was necessary to update these rules. The gradual process of formation and institutionalization of the State Department during the Qajar era provided the ...
Sabah Khosravizadeh   +2 more
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Taqizadeh and European civilisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The leading Iranian intellectual and nationalist Hasan Taqizadeh has been roundly condemned by posterity for his call to Iranians to embrace European civilisation in its entirety without qualification or compromise.
Ansari, Ali Massoud
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A Structured Analysis of the Themes in the Lacquered Scale Box Paintings, Depicting the Court of Solomon (PBUH), Belonging to the Early Qajar Period, Preserved in the British Museum [PDF]

open access: yesپیکره
Introduction: Lacquered boxes, known as Qapan boxes due to their practical use during the Qajar period, were functional items painted and adorned with various themes.
Elaheh Panjehbashi
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