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Toiling for Oil presents a groundbreaking social history of petroleum’s role in shaping modern Iran. Touraj Atabaki explores how oil extraction and the petroleum industry fundamentally transformed Iranian society, labor practices, and political structures throughout the twentieth century.
The work examines the lives of oil workers, the development of labor movements, and the complex relationship between Iran’s resource wealth and its political development. Atabaki analyzes how petroleum extraction influenced urbanization, social class formation, and Iran’s position in global geopolitics.
By focusing on the social dimensions of the oil industry rather than just economic or political narratives, this book provides crucial insights into how ordinary Iranians experienced modernization and industrialization. It stands as an essential contribution to understanding Iran’s contemporary history and the lasting effects of petroleum on the nation’s development.
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