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The rise and fall of Iranian classes in the post-revolutionary decades

Authors :
Nomani, Farhad
Behdad, Sohrab
Source :
Middle Eastern Studies. May, 2008, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p377, 20 p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The article examines the causes of the rise and fall of Iranian classes after the 1979 revolution. The revolution caused an upheaval of the Iranian economy, which witnessed the take over of urban lands by the peasants and the move by the capitalists to dispose property and invest the proceeds.

Subjects

Subjects :
Iran -- Economic aspects
Iran -- Social aspects
Social classes -- Evaluation
Social classes -- Statistics
Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
Regional focus/area studies

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00263206
Volume :
44
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Middle Eastern Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.181976229

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