National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
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Role of the Shamloos in the Establishment and the Continuation of the Safavid Government (1501-1576) [PDF]
According to historical information, the Shamloos were one of the greatest and most numerous tribes of Qezelbash [that is, special troops of Safavids] who had a significant role in the founding of the Safavid government.
Forough Bazgir, jahanbakhsh savagheb
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A Harem in Disorder: Narrating Elite Female Seclusion in Late Mughal Delhi
ABSTRACT This article examines the late Mughal period, a time of dramatic political reconfiguration, to trace the relevance of practices of elite female seclusion, and particularly of the complex space of the imperial harem, to narrations of an empire under strain.
Emma Kalb
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More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran
ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
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Iran's Islamic Revolution: the Ulama, the West, nationalism, and the growth of political consciousness [PDF]
This dissertation seeks to offer an explanation for the Islamic Revolution, taking into account not only the social, political, and economic conditions of the time, but also religious and cultural elements. It seeks to determine the origins of the trends
Von Nordheim, Alex
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THE AGE OF SULEYMAN TEH MAGNIFICENT... THE CRISIS OF DIRECTION [PDF]
The establishment of the Ottoman Empire by migrant Turks in Asia Minor is an interesting and prominent event in the Muslim World. The wise policy of the Ottomans in confronting the powers around and the blending of various ethnicities with different ...
Subhi Labib, Farhad Pooriya-nezhad
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Shi'ism growth and decline of Sufism Khaneghahi in Azerbaijan during the Shah Tahmasp Safavid (930-984) [PDF]
Sufism as a way of thinking and a set of rules and practices specific to the receptor in response to a social situation, Throughout the history of Islam and the ups and downs, reflection and inspiration from many different walks of Islamic spiritual ...
پریسا قرباننژاد
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Perceptions of Turkish film and television among Turkish‐Australians in Broadmeadows
Abstract This article investigates the importance of Turkish film and television in preserving Turkishness among the Turkish‐Australian diaspora. Turkish film and television are found to be crucial to diversifying constructions of Turkishness in the diaspora.
Orhan Karagoz
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Some Games, Entertainment, and Performances That Were Organized in the Safavids in the 17th Century By Seen the Travellers [PDF]
Safevi Devleti’nde halkın vakit geçirmek için oynadığı bazı oyunlar dışında Safevişahları tarafından düzenlenen büyük organizasyonlar ile halkın eğlenmesi sağlanırdı.Eğlenceye düşkün oldukları bilinen çoğu Safevi şahı, düzenlenen bu gösterileri büyükbir ...
Erdoğan, Eralp
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ABSTRACT The eighteenth‐century origins of colonial orientalism in India spurred not just the translation of Indian texts but the production of interstitial histories, works that were forged in the intellectual culture of the Mughal Empire and created by individuals who explicitly sought to inform and influence their new colonial patrons.
Abhishek Kaicker
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