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Sharon and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies: "Iran in 19th-Century French Literature"Iran held a unique place in the culture of nineteenth-century France, considered at once part of the Orient and yet elevated above all other Oriental nations. Admiration, identification, and even…
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Sharon and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies: "How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare"Sanctions have enormous consequences. Especially when imposed by a country with the economic influence of the United States, sanctions induce clear shockwaves in both the economy and political…
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Introduction to Zoroastrian ManuscriptsThis short introduction to Zoroastrian manuscripts will briefly touch on the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, as well as key texts and languages associated with it.
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Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered: The Voyage of the Santa Catharina and a Global Microhistory of Trade and Politics in the Indian Ocean, 1739-1748The talk focuses on the discovery of several thousand pieces of commercial correspondence and contracts traveling aboard the Armenian-freighted vessel, the Santa Catharina, across the Indian Ocean at…
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Saudi Arabia and Iran: Building Understanding for Improved TiesDr. Banafsheh Keynoush, foreign policy advisor, explains the often misunderstood relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. With current tensions often primarily…
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East Iran in Antiquity: Silk Road and Central Asia outside the Paradigm of Eurasian TradePrinceton’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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The Persian Romance of Alexander the Great: From Greek Epic to Persian Myth, Poetry, Mysticism, and ArtDr. Michael Barry (Princeton University) presents the extraordinary legacy of Alexander the Great by demonstrating his impact on the regions he conquered through historical representation and…
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Britain and the British Question: Iranian Nationalists and the Idea of BritainProfessor 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 IranAssef 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 PresentProfessor 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 PresentProfessor 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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