1st Edition
Kirman and the Qajar Empire Local Dimensions of Modernity in Iran, 1794-1914
By James Gustafson
Copyright 2016
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Despite its apparently peripheral location in the Qajar Empire, Kirman was frequently found at the centre of developments reshaping Iran in the 19th century. Over the Qajar period the region saw significant changes, as competition between Kirmani families rapidly developed commercial cotton and opium production and a world renowned carpet weaving industry, as well as giving strength to radical... Read more
Introduction: The Politics of Households in Qajar Kirman Part One: Kirman and the Politics of Empire Chapter I: Kirman and the Qajar Empire Chapter II: Local Historiography and the Politics of the Great Game Part Two: A Regional Political Economy Chapter III: Household Networks and Rural Integration Chapter IV: From Cotton to Carpets: Consolidating a Regional Economy Part Three: Patrimonialism and Social Change Chapter V: Contesting Urban Patrimonialism Chapter VI: The Household Politics of Revolution Conclusion: Mediating Modernity in Kirman
Biography
James M Gustafson is Assistant Professor of History at Indiana State University, specializing in the social and economic history of the modern Middle East and Central Asia.
