The 1979 Iranian Revolution undoubtedly belongs to the "great" revolutions of modern times - all of which were characterized by universalistic efforts and the claim to have set new social, political and cultural norms with global validity. In this sense, the Iranian revolutionaries felt the...

Introduction -- Defining the terms -- Iraq -- Taking on Iran -- On sanctions imposition and pain -- Pressure begins on Iran -- On target response and resolve -- Intense pressure on Iran and a turn to real negotiations -- On the search for inflection points -- Looking ahead

This book presents an innovative analysis of the solidarity/social economy among low-income religious women in Iran. For years, the role of low-income women in community care and poverty reduction has been underestimated and under-researched in the broader academic community, due to the...

Properties of petroleum -- Petroleum knowledge -- Calculating technologies in crisis -- What kind of oil worker does an oil industry require to survive? -- Assembling intractability: managing nationalism, combating nationalization -- Long-distance machineries of oil -- Conclusion : petroleum...

Ausländische Investitionen im Iran -- Irans Freihandels- und Sonderwirtschaftszonen -- Gesellschaftsgründung im Iran -- Überblick über das Iranische Steuerrecht -- Arbeitsrecht: Beschäftigung von Ausländern im Iran -- Recht des geistigen Eigentums im Iran -- Häufige Fragen bezüglich...

The effect of voluntary health insurance on preventive health has received limited research attention in developing countries, even when they suffer immensely from easily preventable illnesses. This paper surveys households in rural south-western Uganda, which are geographically serviced by a...