Labour History and the Economy in Iran
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-7556-5259-4 (ISBN)
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Iran underwent major economic changes in the twentieth century, but these have to date largely been studied in the context of oil, centralization and revolutions. This book examines Iran’s economic development and the people who made it possible, from the late Qajar period to the Revolution of 1979. Containing a wide spectrum of historical viewpoints and methodologies, the book uses previously understudied Iranian archives to examine the economic and labour history of Iran together. By doing so, the chapters in the book show that Iranian workers had distinct experiences, depending on the sector and decade of their employment. Other topics covered include the private sector, the emergence of social security, the effects of economic development on ‘traditional’ workers and the role of other local economic actors particular to Iran in development, family businesses, international trade relations, worker histories and events in the provinces. It will be of appeal to scholars and students of the history, economics, labour, sociology and politics of Iran and the Middle East.
Mary Yoshinari is an independent researcher in Tehran, Iran and former SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow. Serhan Afacan is Associate Professor of Middle East History at Marmara University, Turkey.
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I. Introduction and Historiography
Ch. 1: Introduction and Overview
Ch. 2: Evolution of Labour Historiography in Iran: From ‘Old’ to ‘New’ Labour History Scholarship, Touraj Atabaki
II. The Agency of Workers, Guilds and Merchants
Ch. 3: The Convergence of the Guilds and Craftsmen with the Labour Movement in Iran, 1918–1923, Hojjat Fallah Tootkar
Ch. 4: The Economy Movement, An Iranian Merchants’ Organization in Response to the Crisis in Iran-Soviet Trade Relations (1921–1927), Soheila Torabi Farsani
Ch. 5: Growth or Bread: Grassroots Reactions to Industrialization during the Reza Shah Period, Serhan Afacan
III. Economic Development and the State
Ch. 6: Iran’s Quest for Economic Autonomy: Foreign Trade, Banking, Companies and Industry, 1921–1946, Mary Yoshinari
Ch. 7: The Political Economy of Social Policy Developments in Iran, 1920s–1970s, Reza Omidi
Ch. 8: The Commercial Bank of Iran: The First Private Bank, from Establishment to Merger, Ali Tatari
Ch. 9: Mining Development in Iran, 1920s–1950s: Workers and the State, Abdolreza Alamdar
IV. Statistics Versus Family Memoirs of Labour and Industry
Ch. 10: Workforce, Working Conditions and Labour Relations in Urban Iran: 1950s-1960s, Willem Floor
Ch. 11: Recollections of the Risbaf (Carding) Complex in Qom, Ali Gheissari
Ch. 12: The Private Sector during the Postwar Era: The Destiny of an Entrepreneurial Family, Ali Asghar Saeidi
Ch. 13: A Pious Lumbermill Worker in Rasht and the Impact of Labour Laws, 1920s–1970s, Majid Saeli Kordehdeh
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.2.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7556-5259-2 / 0755652592 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7556-5259-4 / 9780755652594 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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