British Colonialism and Iran
Abstract:
"British Colonialism and Iran" is a collection of articles presented in a conference which is called the same as the book. The mentioned conference was held on 15 October 2008 in Allameh Amini Auditorium in Tehran University. This conference was a step toward reviewing recounting the principles of the manner of the British colonialists. The preset book is a collection of the papers received by secretariat of the conference. The first part of this collection consists of the lectures and roundtable discussions. It includes the lecture of Dr. Farhad Rahbar, the chancellor of Tehran University, The lecture of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of constituent assembly and, the lecture of Dr. Shapour Ravasani. The final session of the conference consisted of a roundtable discussion called "The role of Britain in the emergence and the establishment of Pahlavi regime". Quite a few frontiers in the field attended this session such as Dr. Ahmad Naghib Zadeh, Abbas Salimi Namin, Dr. Abdolreza Houshang Mahdavi, Mojtaba Soltani, Ghasim Tabrizi, and Syed Majid Tafreshi. The second part of this collection is dedicated to the papers which were sent to the secretariat of the conference and were presented briefly on the conference day. These articles are presented in alphabetical order.
Translated by: Jairan Gahan
Number of Visits: 7382
The latest
- Memoirs of Majid Yousefzadeh
- Oral History News/April–May 2026
- Expert Panel Session on Oral History of the Country – (Part 1)
- 100 Questions/ 32
- Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War Doctor – 32
- Ta An Setareh (Up to that Star) (Part One)
- Memoirs of Mohammad Kazem Taqavi
- Theory Two: The Borderline Legitimacy Crisis of Oral History in the Academic System
Most visited
- Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War Doctor – 31
- 100 Questions/ 31
- Theory Two: The Borderline Legitimacy Crisis of Oral History in the Academic System
- Ta An Setareh (Up to that Star) (Part One)
- Memoirs of Mohammad Kazem Taqavi
- Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War Doctor – 32
- 100 Questions/ 32
- Expert Panel Session on Oral History of the Country – (Part 1)
Authenticating Oral History: From Possibility to Necessity
The use of oral history as one of the historical sources has long been one of the principal challenges facing oral historians and those who employ it in contemporary historiography. The development of international standards for oral history, as well as IRIB standards, was intended to address the criticisms raised in this regard. The relationship between Diplomatics in written records and oral history is reciprocal.100 Questions/27
What is the place of research ethics in compiling oral history?We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.
Photo Album from The Doctor of fly
The Doctor of fly, authored by Fatemeh Dehghan Niri, presents the memoirs of Dr. Mohammad-Taqi Khorsandi Ashtiani, Professor Emeritus and a subspecialist in Otolaryngology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Compiled within the framework of oral history, the work recounts different stages of his life—from childhood and years of ...The Beating Pulse of a Nation at the Moment of Nowruz
Every year, in the days and nights leading up to Nowruz, Shohada Square had a special charm. A few days before the New Year, the shops would fill with customers, and street vendors would take over the sidewalks. You could find everything in their stalls (from items for the Haft Sin table, candles, goldfish, and spring flowers to clothes, bags, and shoes).
