Rural Development in Iran, 1960-2020

About the author

Mostafa Azkia is a professor of rural sociology and rural development in the Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran. Dr Azkia has retired after 40 years of teaching sociology at the University of Tehran and other Iranian colleges. Also being a respected mentor and teacher, he is also Iran's leading sociologist and a scholar who has been conducting field research in villages throughout Iran for more than 50 years. He was the Ex-Director of the Institute for Social Studies and Research at the University of Tehran for many years. He is also Director of the Iranian Sociological Review journal at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University. Professor Azkia is a member of the International Editorial Advisory Board, Middle East Critique.

Product details

• Authors: Mostafa Azkia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 10.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032986265
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3298626-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Middle East, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Development Studies, Regional Geography, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Rural planning and policy, Rural planning