Iran has been one of the oldest historical bureaucratic empires the world has ever known. MARD was chosen as this book’s focus for several reasons. Until the 1960s three quarters of Iran’s population lived in rural areas under a feudal system.
Iran has been one of the oldest historical bureaucratic empires the world has ever known. MARD was chosen as this book’s focus for several reasons. Until the 1960s three quarters of Iran’s population lived in rural areas under a feudal system.