CORE-UA 533 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bastion, Tudeh Party Of Iran, Abadan Refinery
17 Jan 2017
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Partly a result of the expectations and experiences of modernity. Started as a small village, mostly tribal inhabitants. By the end of the second world war, it was the 5th largest city in iran. Southwestern iran became a center of culture and industry after the discovery of oil. Abadan refinery became largest oil refinery in the world. Initially there is no oil, until 1908, until it is found slightly north of abadan. Top of hierarchy, although small in number. Migrant indian workers in the early days of the company. About 1/3 indian workers in the beginning of the oil industry. Natio(cid:374)alis(cid:373) had(cid:374)"t yet take(cid:374) root, (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith a tri(cid:271)e or parti(cid:272)ular community. Tribal chiefs entered into an agreement for money to employ the tribesmen. Tribesmen were hired as a collective tribe, by the tribal chiefs, and payed by the tribal chiefs. A lot of tribesmen were temporary workers.
