Lebas‐o Taqva
An early twentieth‐century treatise on the economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10280277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kamran Dadkhah (corresponding author), Kamran M Dadkhah |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 547-558 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263209208700914 |
| OpenAlex | W1963746709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The past two decades have seen a surge in the study of the economic history of Iran which, to a large measure, was ushered in by the pioneering work of Issawi.1 Still a great deal of work must be done to draw a reasonable picture of economic life in Iran in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One element which is missing from the present literature is the question of how Iranians thought about economic issues, and what the extent of their knowledge of economic science was. It is useless to look for original thought in Iranian economic writings. But finding how much they had borrowed from the West, and how far they had discovered of the laws of economics by deduction, will help us to understand better the course of Iran's economic history. Adamiyat and Nateq2 have provided us with a number of such writings. There are definitely many more. Each offers us a window on what Iranians thought or might have thought about economic matters. Of particular interest are those writings which reflect the thinking of the merchant class3 and those books and pamphlets which were available to the general public. In the latter category, the book Lebas-o Taqva ('Dress of Piety')4 occupies an important position. It was written by Seyyed Jamaledin Esfahani known as Vaez (Preacher) to promote the textiles produced by the Eslamieh Company. The book was published at the end of the year 1900.5 The work is important for a number of reasons. It was, first of all, a published work, which makes it different from the pamphlets (Ketabcheh) written for the perusal of the shah or courtiers. It was aimed at the public and written in a language accessible at least to the more intelligent. Although it consists of several parts, the main author was Seyyed Jamaledin one of the leaders of the Constitutional Revolution (190511) and, therefore, it affords us a glimpse at the thoughts and outlook of the revolutionaries. It was moreover sponsored by a textile company, a fact which underlines the connection and shared ideals between the revolutionary leaders and the bourgeoisie. As will be shown, the book contains interesting and important ideas on economics. Although most of
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2020 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |