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Blank slate: squares and political order of city [PDF]
, 2016 This paper aims to analyze the square beyond an architectural element in the city, but weaves this blank slate, with its contemporary socio political atmosphere as a new paradigm.
Mehan, Asma
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The Iraqi state's legitimacy deficit: Input, output and identity‐based legitimacy challenges
Global Policy, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 363-372, May 2023., 2023 Abstract This article analyses the nature of the legitimacy deficits of the post‐2003 Iraqi state and the grounds upon which alternative political orders have been proposed. The theoretical framework groups possible changes into three types: redistribution, regime change and secession.
Jacob Eriksson, Isaac Grief
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'Thou glorious kingdome, thou chiefe of empires': Persia in seventeenth-century travel literature [PDF]
, 2009 Bringing together a range of little-considered materials, this article assesses the portrayal of Persia in seventeenth-century travel literature and drama.
Houston, Chloe
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Migration and innovation in early modern Islamic societies. The case for firearms
History Compass, Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023 Abstract The objective of this article is to review the historiography of the relationship between migration and firearms technologies in the early modern Islamic World. By examining historiographical debates on the role of firearms in early modern Islamic societies, we will look at the place of migrants in the historical literature of firearms. During
Rémi Dewière
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The Kurdish Janus: The intersocietal construction of nations
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 718-733, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Existing accounts of Kurdish nationalism can be mapped onto the main theories of nationalism, that is, primordialism, ethnosymbolism and modernism. These theories, however, suffer, respectively, from essentialism, circularity and aporia, manifest in their common inability to digest the Janus‐like character of nations, that is, their display of
Kamran Matin, Jahangir Mahmoudi
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Pīshkesh (Gift) and Its Functions within the Safavid Fiscal Structure [PDF]
تحقیقات تاریخ اقتصادی ایرانIntroduction:Pīshkesh, a traditional structure in Iran, was also prevalent during the Safavid period. Influenced by the cultural changes of Perso-Turkish patterns in post-Islamic Iran, this tradition emerged as a tax with various functions.
Farzad Khoshab +2 more
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The approach and narration of historians of the Afshariya period towards the Safavid dynasty [PDF]
تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری, 2022 Official historians are often part of the government and their writings reflect the views and policies of the ruling system. They usually try to present a narrative that is consistent with the government’s thinking and attitudes.
Ali Salarishadi
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Iran at War: From Cyrus to Soleimani
Middle East Policy, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 79-93, Autumn (Fall) 2022., 2022 Abstract Iran’s armed forces have made tremendous strides since the decade‐long war with Iraq in the 1980s. Tehran’s cultivation of ideologically sympathetic forces, along with the provision of material help, has allowed Iran to project power and influence throughout the Middle East. Some policy analysts who study Iran’s military development are biased
Ahmed S. Hashim
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Reflection of Feminine Erotic in the Safavid Period on the Isfahan School Paintings [PDF]
زن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2021 Early eleventh century A.H. / seventeenth century A.D., the Safavid period is one of the significant times in the history of Iran socially and culturally.
Fatemeh Shahkolahi +3 more
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Analysis of the Safavid and Ottoman’s Religious Conflicts in the Caucasus (1524-1629) [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2017 The Caucasus is a religiously important region as it has been the pathway of different cults, beliefs, creeds, and sects throughout history. Since ancient times, this region has had deep religious as well as historical links with Iran.
Jahanbakhsh Savagheb, Ahmad Lobatfard
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