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Inculcate Tehran: Opening A Dialogue Of Civilizations In The Shadow Of God And The Alborz, Michael Zirinsky
Inculcate Tehran: Opening A Dialogue Of Civilizations In The Shadow Of God And The Alborz, Michael Zirinsky
Michael Zirinsky
This essay discusses the establishment of Alborz College by American Presbyterian missionaries. Alborz's early years, before its 1940 nationalization by Iran, were shaped by the vision of its first president, Samuel Jordan, a liberal, athletic, pragmatic Christian reformer who led by example, a practitioner of what we now call “social work” and an encourager of female empowerment. Alborz and the Presbyterian mission which gave it birth grew in the context of American social history, including the religious awakening of the early nineteenth century, American doctrines of freedom and universal education, as well as the contradictory impulses of ethnocentricity and ecumenicism. …
Imperial Power And Dictatorship: Britain And The Rise Of Reza Shah, 1921-1926, Michael Zirinsky
Imperial Power And Dictatorship: Britain And The Rise Of Reza Shah, 1921-1926, Michael Zirinsky
Michael Zirinsky
A quarter of a century on from the revolution of 1979 there is an ongoing political struggle within Iran between traditionalists and modernists, with the ever-younger average age of the population playing a dynamic role. And on the international stage, the big issues remain Iran’s hostility towards Israel and the development of nuclear power in the face of US and international opposition. This is all in addition to the oil question and the strategic interest of Russia, an issue which harks back to the nineteenth century but remains unresolved, as well as Iran’s concern about the proper stewardship of the …
Riza Shah's Abrogation Of Capitulations, 1927-1928, Michael Zirinsky
Riza Shah's Abrogation Of Capitulations, 1927-1928, Michael Zirinsky
Michael Zirinsky
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Onward Christian Soldiers: Presbyterian Missionaries And The Ambiguous Origins Of American Relations With Iran, Michael Zirinsky
Onward Christian Soldiers: Presbyterian Missionaries And The Ambiguous Origins Of American Relations With Iran, Michael Zirinsky
Michael Zirinsky
Papers presented at a conference held at the Rockefeller Foundation Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy, in August 2000. This project on "Altruism and imperialism" was initiated by the Middle East Institute of Columbia University.