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Landlord and peasant in Persia; a study of land tenure and land revenue administration.

Author: Ann K S Lambton
Publisher: London, New York, Oxford University Presss, 1953.
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"This is a study of land tenure and rural organization in Persia before the land reforms of 1962-6. The work provides an outline of the history of land tenure and land revenue administration from Islamic times down to the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1906 which brought an end to the medieval system of land tenure. It also examines the Pahlavi periods, and covers topics such as legal codes, irrigation, large  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Lambton, Ann K.S., 1912-2008.
Landlord and peasant in Persia.
London, New York, Oxford University Presss, 1953
(OCoLC)617162824
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ann K S Lambton
OCLC Number: 4118155
Notes: "Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs."
Description: xxxi, 459 p., fold. map. 23 cm.
Contents: Origins : the Arab conquest --
Revenue administration --
The Iqṭāʻ system and the Seljūqs --
The Mongols and the break with tradition --
The growth of absolutism : the Ṣafavids --
The Afsharid interlude : the rise of the Qājārs --
The second half of the nineteenth century : the eve of reform --
The constitution : the rise of Riẓā Shāh --
The civil code --
Irrigation --
Ouqāf --
Khāliṣeh --
The large landed proprietors --
Peasant proprietors and other small owners --
Tribal areas --
The crop-sharing peasant : security of tenure --
The division of the crop : rents --
Personal servitude and dues --
The payment of the local officials --
Flocks and pastures --
The problems of the peasant : agricultural methods --
The problems of the peasant : debt; standard of living --
The future.

Abstract:

"This is a study of land tenure and rural organization in Persia before the land reforms of 1962-6. The work provides an outline of the history of land tenure and land revenue administration from Islamic times down to the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1906 which brought an end to the medieval system of land tenure. It also examines the Pahlavi periods, and covers topics such as legal codes, irrigation, large landlords, peasant proprietors, share-cropping arrangements, agricultural methods and standards of living."

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