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'''Gholam Reza Afkhami''' is senior scholar and director of Social Science Research and International Studies at the [[Foundation for Iranian Studies]], a Washington based research institution dedicated to the study of Iranian history, culture, economy and politics,created with the financial support from the twin sister of the Shah of Iran, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi. He is also Father of the well known [[basketball]] player [[Ehsan Afkhami]]. He was formerly a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution on Revolution, War and Peace at Stanford (1980–1983), where he studied issues of development in the Third World, lectured on conflict and concord in the US relations with the countries of the Middle East, and prepared a text on the [[Iranian Revolution]]. Before the revolution of 1979, he was secretary general of Iran's National Committee for World Literacy Program (1975–1979),Headed by Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, and deputy minister of interior,<ref>{{cite book |title=Revolution in Iran: the roots of turmoil |last=Kamrava |first=Mehran |year=1990 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-0-415-03562-0 |page=142 }}</ref> 1974–1975. Between 1967 and 1979 he was professor of politics and until 1974 associate dean of the College of Economics and Political Science at the National University of Iran. |
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'''Gholam Reza Afkhami''' ({{langx|fa|غلامرضا افخمی}}; 1936 – 26 August 2024) was an Iranian-born American scholar, author, educator, and a [[Pahlavi Iran]] government official.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 January 2021 |title=INTERVIEW: Gholam Reza Afkhami, Scholar and Ex-Deputy Minister, on the Shah's Downfall |url=https://kayhanlife.com/authors/interview-gholam-reza-afkhami-scholar-and-ex-deputy-minister-on-the-shahs-downfall/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |website=Kayhan Life |language=en-US}}</ref> He was the senior scholar and director of Social Science Research and International Studies at the [[Foundation for Iranian Studies]]. The Foundation for Iranian Studies is a [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]], [[Maryland]]-based research institution dedicated to the study of Iranian history, culture, economy and politics, created with the financial support from Princess [[Ashraf Pahlavi]]. |
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== Biography == |
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Reza Afkhami was born in 1936.<ref>[https://www.asianews.ir/fa/newsagency/24032/%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%89 دکتر غلامرضا افخمى درگذشت] {{in lang|fa}}</ref> Before the [[Iranian Revolution]], he was secretary general of Iran's National Committee for World Literacy Program (1975–1979), headed by Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, and was the Deputy Minister of Interior (1974–1975).<ref>{{cite book |last=Kamrava |first=Mehran |title=Revolution in Iran: the roots of turmoil |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-415-03562-0 |page=142}}</ref> Between 1967 and 1979 he was professor of politics and until 1974 associate dean of the College of Economics and Political Science at the [[National University of Iran]]. |
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Afkhami was a visiting scholar at the [[Hoover Institution|Hoover Institution on Revolution, War and Peace]] at [[Stanford University]] (1980 to 1983), where he studied issues of [[Development studies|development]] in the "Third World", he lectured on conflict and concord in the U.S. relations with the countries of the Middle East, and he prepared a text on the [[Iranian Revolution]]. |
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Afkhami is author of several books and articles in Persian and English. |
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Afkhami died on 26 August 2024, at the age of 87.<ref>[https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-scholar-gholamreza-afkhami-dies-in-us/7757931.html درگذشت غلامرضا افخمی، پژوهشگر ارشد علوم اجتماعی؛ شاهزاده رضا پهلوی ابراز تاسف کرد] {{in lang|fa}}</ref><ref>[https://iranwire.com/fa/features/133293-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF/ درگذشت غلامرضا افخمی؛ مبارزه با بیسوادی در ایران، ایرانشناسی در تبعید] {{in lang|fa}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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Afkhami was the author of several books and articles in Persian and English. Afkhami's book ''The Life and Times of the Shah'' ([[University of California Press]]; winter 2008), is a detailed history of [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], the Shah of Iran 1941 to 1979, which is set against the political, economic, social, and cultural dynamics of the country and the world in which he lived and worked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Onaciu{{!}} |first=Vlad |date=25 October 2015 |title=Book Review: Nixon, Kissinger and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War by Roham Alvandi |url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2015/10/25/book-review-nixon-kissinger-and-the-shah-the-united-states-and-iran-in-the-cold-war-by-roham-alvandi/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |website=USAPP |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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===English=== |
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* The Iranian Revolution: Thanatos on a National Scale (1985) ISBN |
* The Iranian Revolution: Thanatos on a National Scale (1985) {{ISBN|978-0-916808-28-0}} |
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* The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchy in Iran, in Peter Chelkowski and Robert Pranger, Eds. |
* The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchy in Iran, in Peter Chelkowski and Robert Pranger, Eds. |
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* Power and Conflict in the Middle East (1987) |
* Power and Conflict in the Middle East (1987) |
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* The Oral History Collection of the Foundation for Iranian Studies, co-edited with Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr (1991), among others. {{oclc|27194071}} |
* The Oral History Collection of the Foundation for Iranian Studies, co-edited with Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr (1991), among others. {{oclc|27194071}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Afkhami |first=Gholam Reza |title=The Life and Times of the Shah |publisher=University of California Press |year=2008 |isbn=9780520253285 |location=Berkeley, CA}} |
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===Persian=== |
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** Ideology, Politics and Process in Iran's Economic Development, 1960-1970 (2001) |
** Ideology, Politics and Process in Iran's Economic Development, 1960-1970 (2001) |
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** Women, State, and Society in Iran, 2 vols. (2002, 2003) |
** Women, State, and Society in Iran, 2 vols. (2002, 2003) |
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Afkhami's most recent book is [[Life and Times of the Shah|The Life and Times of the Shah]], a history of [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], the Shah of Iran 1941-1979, set against the political, economic, social, and cultural dynamics of the country and the world in which he lived and worked. The volume was published by the University of California Press, Berkeley, winter 2008/09 (ISBN 9780520253285). |
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* [http://wws.fis-iran.org/ Foundation for Iranian Studies] |
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Gholam Reza Afkhami (Persian: غلامرضا افخمی; 1936 – 26 August 2024) was an Iranian-born American scholar, author, educator, and a Pahlavi Iran government official.[1] He was the senior scholar and director of Social Science Research and International Studies at the Foundation for Iranian Studies. The Foundation for Iranian Studies is a Bethesda, Maryland-based research institution dedicated to the study of Iranian history, culture, economy and politics, created with the financial support from Princess Ashraf Pahlavi.
Biography
[edit]Reza Afkhami was born in 1936.[2] Before the Iranian Revolution, he was secretary general of Iran's National Committee for World Literacy Program (1975–1979), headed by Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, and was the Deputy Minister of Interior (1974–1975).[3] Between 1967 and 1979 he was professor of politics and until 1974 associate dean of the College of Economics and Political Science at the National University of Iran.
Afkhami was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution on Revolution, War and Peace at Stanford University (1980 to 1983), where he studied issues of development in the "Third World", he lectured on conflict and concord in the U.S. relations with the countries of the Middle East, and he prepared a text on the Iranian Revolution.
Afkhami died on 26 August 2024, at the age of 87.[4][5]
Publications
[edit]Afkhami was the author of several books and articles in Persian and English. Afkhami's book The Life and Times of the Shah (University of California Press; winter 2008), is a detailed history of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran 1941 to 1979, which is set against the political, economic, social, and cultural dynamics of the country and the world in which he lived and worked.[6]
English
[edit]- The Iranian Revolution: Thanatos on a National Scale (1985) ISBN 978-0-916808-28-0
- The Nature of the Pahlavi Monarchy in Iran, in Peter Chelkowski and Robert Pranger, Eds.
- Power and Conflict in the Middle East (1987)
- The Oral History Collection of the Foundation for Iranian Studies, co-edited with Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr (1991), among others. OCLC 27194071
- Afkhami, Gholam Reza (2008). The Life and Times of the Shah. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520253285.
Persian
[edit]- A Series in Iran's Economic and Social Development, 1941–1978
- Khuzistan's Development (1995)
- Iran's Atomic Energy Program (1997)
- The Evolution of Iran's Oil Policy (1998)
- Ideology, Process and Politics in Iran's Development Planning (1999)
- The Evolution of Iran's Gas Industry (1999)
- The Evolution of Iran's Petrochemical Industry (2001)
- Ideology, Politics and Process in Iran's Economic Development, 1960-1970 (2001)
- Women, State, and Society in Iran, 2 vols. (2002, 2003)
References
[edit]- ^ "INTERVIEW: Gholam Reza Afkhami, Scholar and Ex-Deputy Minister, on the Shah's Downfall". Kayhan Life. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ دکتر غلامرضا افخمى درگذشت (in Persian)
- ^ Kamrava, Mehran (1990). Revolution in Iran: the roots of turmoil. Taylor & Francis. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-415-03562-0.
- ^ درگذشت غلامرضا افخمی، پژوهشگر ارشد علوم اجتماعی؛ شاهزاده رضا پهلوی ابراز تاسف کرد (in Persian)
- ^ درگذشت غلامرضا افخمی؛ مبارزه با بیسوادی در ایران، ایرانشناسی در تبعید (in Persian)
- ^ Onaciu|, Vlad (25 October 2015). "Book Review: Nixon, Kissinger and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War by Roham Alvandi". USAPP. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
