Iran: 1906-1941 w/ Eskandar Sadeghi & Golnar Nikpour
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The Constitutional Revolution in Iran
The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 forced a constitutional government onto the Kajar monarchy. The constitution would remain in force, however superficially at times, until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It represents several different anxieties, right, and it depends on where you are in Iranian society. A couple of those big anxieties are colonial exploitation and loss of territory. And on the other hand, the sort of internal despotism of theKajar state.
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