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East Iran in Antiquity: Silk Road and Central Asia outside the Paradigm of Eurasian Trade

Princeton’s Dr. Khodadad Rezakhani (Associate Research Scholar, Mossavar-Rahmani Center) presents a case for late antique/early medieval Central Asia away from the prevailing paradigms that…

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Britain and the British Question: Iranian Nationalists and the Idea of Britain

Professor Ali Ansari (University of St. Andrews) discusses the impact of Iranian-British relations and British political ideology on Iranian nationalists and their concept of ‘nation’ in…

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Fitting Tributes and Fine Brocades: The Politics of Gift Giving in Early Qajar Iran

Assef Ashraf, doctoral candidate in History (Yale University), explains the significance of gift-giving to the formation, political culture, governance, and economy of the Qajar state in early…

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Conference Keynote Q&A for Ethnography of Iran: Past and Present

Professor William O. Beeman (University of Minnesota) answers audience questions following the keynote address for Ethnography of Iran: Past and Present, Princeton’s first conference examining…

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Conference Keynote Address for Ethnography of Iran: Past and Present

Professor William O. Beeman (University of Minnesota) presents the keynote address for Ethnography of Iran: Past and Present, Princeton’s first conference examining the impact of ethnographic…

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