| ISSN | 0239-8818 |
Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
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Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
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Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies > 2014 > 29 > 4 > 67-79
There were several attempts and protests against the state during the Qajar dynasty which finally ended to the Persian Constitutional Revolution (Mashrooteh). The role of nomadic tribes, traditional middle class including merchants and ulama along with the new middle class has been considered important in the revolution by different scholars. However, it seems that the economic changes result of relationship...
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Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies > 2014 > 29 > 4 > 79-89
Focusing on relatively successful soft power policy of Iran, the paper has examined ‘culture’ as the cornerstone of Iran’s soft power. The paper argues that the success of Iran’s soft power despite continuous international pressures, economic sanctions and efforts for Iran’s isolation is due to a much stronger and enduring factor which is ‘culture’. The paper considers two pillars for Iran’s cultural...
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Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies > 2014 > 29 > 4 > 89-99
Caspian Sea is the biggest lake or landlocked sea in the world. In terms of international law, the Caspian is sui generis and needs an exclusive legal regime. The Caspian Sea was common Sea/Lake between Iran and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) till collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 but after this time, three newly independent countries (Azerbaijan Republic, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan)...
