This dissertation investigates the development and impact of British imperialism in Iran during a period of international rivalry, revolution, world war, and nationalism. Scholars of British involvement in the Middle East have generally restricted their narratives to the highest…
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My dissertation, Signs taken for Wonder: Nineteenth Century Persian Travel Literature to Europe is a re-examination of the significance of Persian travel narratives to Europe for Qajar Iran (1796-1925). Through textual and contextual analysis of Qajar travel accounts to Europe, …
From the earliest times, ancient Iranian myths and legends addressed the tradition of royal succession. As monarchical rule continued throughout pre- and post-Islamic history, succession remained an important component of affairs of the court. It was critical for kings to design…
This dissertation examines the emergence of the Qājār monarchy of Iran (1786 – 1925) from the vantage point of the Caspian Sea. It examines the ways in which eighteenth-century autonomous rulers of northern Iran harnessed the resources and wealth of the Caspian littoral to conso…
The late 19th and early 20th centuries in Kirman, Iran were marked by significant social, political and economic change associated with globalization. This dissertation is a study of the role of the elite households of Kirman in mediating these transformations at the provincial …
Opening the Land traces the history of the Bakhtiyari tribes, a pastoral nomadic people living in the Zagros Mountains of southwest Iran. Based on tribal histories and genealogies, Persian chronicles, archival collections in England, and fieldwork in the Zagros, this thesis expl…