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Bread and justice in Qajar Iran: the moral economy, the free market and the hungry poor

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In 1971, E. P. Thompson published a seminal article on eighteenth century English bread riots which was to become a foundational text for the study of such protests. Challenging older elite notions of the irrationality, illegitimacy and even criminality of the ‘mob’, Thompson situated popular direct action in times of food crises within a very specific historical, economic and, most importantly, cultural context. This context produced a deeply held adhesion among the poor to the concept of a ...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1080/00263206.2018.1472081

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
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Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Journal:
Middle Eastern Studies More from this journal
Volume:
54
Issue:
6
Pages:
843-877
Publication date:
2018-06-07
Acceptance date:
2018-02-22
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EISSN:
1743-7881
ISSN:
0026-3206
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pubs:827099
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uuid:728686ba-4df5-4971-bfd1-db6e1c869779
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pubs:827099
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827099
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2018-03-01

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