BAZAARIS AND CLERGY: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ORIGINS OF RADICALISM AND REVOLUTION IN IRAN.
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Title
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BAZAARIS AND CLERGY: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ORIGINS OF RADICALISM AND REVOLUTION IN IRAN.
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Identifier
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AAI8302559
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identifier
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8302559
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Creator
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GHANDCHI-TEHRANI, DAVOUD.
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Contributor
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Michael Brown
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Date
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1982
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Social Structure and Development
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Abstract
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This study is about the bazaar and the bazaaris' role in Iranian social movements. The bazaaris are looked upon as the main sources of social change in Iran. The reason for this lies in the bazaaris' inability to develop the economy during the past hundred years due to the domination of the economy by both the state and the imperialist powers.;The bazaaris' opposition against the Shah and foreign powers started during the late 19th century and continued until 1978-79 with the exodus of the Shah and the U.S. from Iran. The bazaaris' resistance movements were facilitated by: (1) the bazaaris' (informal) political organizations leading to political protests such as shut-down of the shops; and (2) Islamic ideology or religious nationalism.;The bazaaris, threatened by the government and by imperialism, under conditions where secular political organizations were suppressed, identified themselves closely with Islam. They made an alliance with the ulama (high ranking clergy) and supported the religious establishment and institutions. Thus Islam became the bazaaris' nationalist ideology, an ideology which united the people and mobilized them against the government and imperialism.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Sociology
