Evaluation of a theory: Comprador bourgeoisie in contemporary Iran (with emphasis on Rashidian family)

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1 Associate Professor at the Department of The History and Civilization of Islamic Nation, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

2 PhD of Department of History, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Institute of Humanities,Tehran, Iran

10.22111/jhr.2025.50699.3747

Abstract

Social stratification is one of the most important issues in the field of historical sociology, because the structure of stratification and the type of social classes can be used in the field of examining a part of political history, culturally and economically. The purpose of this article is to evaluate one of the social strata in the history of the last century of Iran, i.e. the comprador bourgeoisie, focusing on the performance of one of the influential families of the Pahlavi period, called the Rashidians. The question was formulated: Can the Rashidians be considered as an example of the comprador bourgeoisie in contemporary Iran? On this basis, we tried to answer the question with the library research method by collection of data from historical sources and documents, and the analytical research method on the analysis of the characteristics of the Comprador bourgeoisie and its compatibility with the characteristics of the Rashidian family. The findings prove that the Rashidians had almost all the characteristics of the dependent capitalist class in all fields, such as close cooperation with the foreign government and confronting the nationalist forces on the one hand and the conservative approach in the field of domestic politics, in addition to cultural dependence, lampooning and a completely self-interested way, also, rent-seeking and monopolization and playing a prominent role in the market of mediation, brokerage and obesity, on the other hand, all spoke of the nature of the bourgeoisie of Comprador Rashidians.

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Journal of Historical Researches of Iran and Islam

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 18 May 2025

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  • Receive Date: 03 January 2025
  • Revise Date: 26 April 2025
  • Accept Date: 18 May 2025

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