Developing Iran - Company Towns, Architecture, and the Global Powers

This book examines the emergence of modern company towns in Iran by delineating the architectural, political, and industrial histories of three resource-based 'company town' projects built during World War II. It will be of interest to researchers and students of architecture, history, international relations and Middle Eastern studies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part 1: Oil Industry and the British Empire 1. Iran's Oil Company Towns 2. Gachsaran Oil Company Town Part 2: Steel Industry and the Soviet Union 3. Arya Mehr Steel Complex 4. Aryashahr Steel Company Town Part 3: Copper Industry and the United States 5. Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex 6. Sarcheshmeh Copper Company Town

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani is a researcher in architectural history based in Australia. He was awarded a master's of architecture and a PhD from the University of Western Australia.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032444239
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244423-9
• Seiten: 212
• Serie: Routledge Research in Architectural History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; Iran, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-), International Relations, ARCHITECTURE / Reference, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Regional Studies, History of Architecture, Middle Eastern history, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Urban communities, Development Studies, Industry & industrial studies, History and Archaeology, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industry and industrial studies, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Industrialisation and industrial history, Civil engineering, surveying and building