Volume 23 (2023)
Volume 22 (2022)
Volume 21 (2021)
Volume 20 (2020)
Volume 19 (2019)
Volume 18 (2018)
Volume 17 (2017)
Volume 16 (2016)
Volume 15 (2015)
Volume 14 (2014)
Volume 13 (2013)
Volume 12 (2012)
Volume 11 (2011)
Volume 10 (2010)
political science
A Critique of the Book “Foreign Policy of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani’s First Term” (2013–2017)

Ali Bagheri Dolatabadi

Volume 23, Issue 1 , May 2023, , Pages 253-278

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2022.37551.2318

Abstract
  Studying Iran's foreign policy is one of the most interesting topics among the people and the academic community. This behavior is not specific to Iranians and can, also, be seen among other foreign researchers concerning Iran's foreign policy. Luciano Zaccara is one of the authors who has surpassed ...  Read More

Jurisprudence and Law
The Twin Revolutions Legal Sociology of Religion and Science in Iran and France

Mohammad Javad Javid

Volume 22, Issue 6 , August 2022, , Pages 333-357

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.38314.2363

Abstract
  Governments have commitments with respect to the natural rights of individuals. The right to religion and the right to knowledge are two of the citizens’ natural rights which can be defined in compliance with the constitution. Hence, religion and knowledge are among the subject matters of fundamental ...  Read More

History
Writing About Historiography: A Critical Review on the Book Historiography and its Developments in Iran and the World

Nematollah Zakipour

Volume 21, Issue 12 , March 2022, , Pages 167-189

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.35502.2186

Abstract
  By Adopting a critical approach to reading text, the present article examines and evaluates the book Historiography and its Developments in Iran and the World, a joint work of Hossein Mirjafari and Abbas Ashouri-Nejad. The book reviewed in this article, which is dedicated to Payame Noor University as ...  Read More

History
A Critical Review of the Book Women in Mongol Iran: The Khatuns, 1206-1335

Yazdan Farrokhi

Volume 21, Issue 12 , March 2022, , Pages 287-311

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2022.36548.2254

Abstract
  Research on the situation of women during the Mongol rule, due to the different views that the Mongols had about the position of women in politics and society, is one of the important fields of research on the history of Iran that has attracted the attention of some scholars. However, despite the importance ...  Read More

History
A Critique on the Book Etiology of Iran’s Underdevelopment

Iraj Varfinezhad

Volume 21, Issue 12 , March 2022, , Pages 381-406

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.36589.2259

Abstract
  The issue of underdevelopment has always been one of the research attractions for researchers. Underdevelopment has been one of the main concerns of Iranian reformers and thinkers, at least since the early Qajar period, which has led to various findings and perspectives on its cause, as well as offering ...  Read More

Sociology
A Critical Review of the Book Iran in Five Narratives: About National Identity, Linguistic Diversity, Mother Tongue and the Issue of Turkish Language in Iran

Naser Sedghi

Volume 22, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 171-192

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.33055.1985

Abstract
  The study of the concept of Iran and national identity in relation to the issue of the ethnic and linguistic diversity of Iranian society is the main subject of the book “Iran in five narratives”. In the opinion of the author, our understanding of a phenomenon called Iran is a theoretical ...  Read More

Art
A Critique on the Book Pre-Islamic Sculpture and Iconography in Iran

Alireza Taheri; Samira Nasr Esfahani

Volume 21, Issue 8 , October 2021, , Pages 211-225

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.29971.1765

Abstract
  In the prehistoric and pre-Islamic civilizations of Iran, human beings have used sculpture and iconography to express their needs and beliefs. These works show the attitude, culture, cover, religion, and progress in the life of the past in ancient Iran. These figurines included animals, humans, and even ...  Read More

Economy
A Formal Political Economy: A Critique on the Book Political Economy of the Islamic Republic

Saeed Attar

Volume 21, Issue 4 , July 2021, , Pages 195-217

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.32088.1934

Abstract
  The political economy approach means analyzing the political roots of economic performance. The main purpose of this article is to review and evaluate the most important strengths and weaknesses of the book "Political Economy of the Islamic Republic" by Bahman Ahmadi Amoui. In the framework of political ...  Read More

Foreign Languages
A Review and Critique of the Collection of Iranian Poetry by Vlimir Khelebnikov, Russian Futurist

Zeinab Sadeghi Sahlabad; Mahboubeh Mobasheri

Volume 20, Issue 8 , November 2020, , Pages 197-222

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.27255.1615

Abstract
  The purpose of the present study is to show the influence of Iranian culture and literature on another territory. Russian futurist, Vlimir Khelebnikov (1922-1884), was one of those poets who greatly influenced Iranian culture and literature. He was one of the Russian poets who had the chance to be present ...  Read More

Archaeology
A Review and Critique of Archaeology of Iran

Roghayeh Rahimi Sorkhani

Volume 20, Issue 6 , September 2020, , Pages 119-144

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.30534.1820

Abstract
  The present study tries to evaluate and pinpoint the structural and content weaknesses and strengths of the book, entitled Archaeology of Iran (Tourism Planning and Management), authored by Karim Hajizadeh and Parviz Pourkarimi. In terms of content, the book is one of the rare and vanguard compilations ...  Read More

History
Historiography in Samanid’s Period

Maryam Doalatraftar Haghighi; Mohammad Sepehri

Volume 20, Issue 1 , April 2020, , Pages 111-125

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2019.5043

Abstract
  The works written in Samanid’s period in the field of history are partly the continuation of simple writing in the late second century A.H. The prose by a number of historians in the Samanid Period is artifact and the authors just tried to praise the ruler’s emirs and ministers exaggeratedly. ...  Read More

History
A Critique of Manz's Epistemological View on the Book “Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran”

Sayyed Abolfazl Razavi

Volume 20, Issue 1 , April 2020, , Pages 151-169

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.5042

Abstract
  This present paper criticizes the interpretive approaches of Beatrice Forbes Manz’s, a researcher of Mongol and Timurid era, on the book "Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Period in Iran". Manz survey “Shahrokh's Era History” and specially relations between society and government ...  Read More

Sociology
Poverty and Iinequality Sstudies in Iran A Book Rreview of “The Necessity of Fighting the Poverty and Inequality in Iran”

Mohamad Farhadi

Volume 18, Issue 12 , June 2019, , Pages 181-206

Abstract
  Poverty and inequality in Iran are two important phenomena the depth and breadth of which have attracted the attention of social and economic thinkers and have been studied from various perspectives. "The Necessity of Fighting Poverty and Inequality in Iran" by Saeed Madani Qahfarhchi is one of these ...  Read More

Economy
Book Review Improving the Business Environment and Realizing the Resistive Economy

Hamid Padash; Mohamad Ajirlu; bahman khodapanah

Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 39-52

Abstract
  A business environment refers to the factors affecting the performance of enterprises the managers or owners of which cannot change or improve them. The book “Improving the Business Environment and the Realization of Resistive Economy” is a book whose author has sought to establish a relationship ...  Read More

History
JózefWolski’s Writings on the Arsacid History and Culture: A Critique

Farshid Naderi

Volume 18, Issue 10 , February 2019, , Pages 271-290

Abstract
  Józef Wolski’s works on the Arsacid history and culture have led to a new approach which has shed new light on the unknown and ambiguous aspects of the Arsacid Empire. For him, the first step in reconstructing the picture of Arsacid period in the framework of the Ancient Persian history ...  Read More

Sociology
A Look at the Critical Bibliography of Shiite Sociology

Abdol Reza Navah

Volume 19, Issue 10 , January 2019, , Pages 275-293

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2020.4874

Abstract
  “Critical Bibliography of Shiite Sociology” is a book in which the authors deal with the Shiite religion from a sociological point of view and with regard to the works published during the last seven decades. In each of the eight chapters of the book, the authors have examined one of the ...  Read More

Foreign Languages
First Grade High School English Text Book Evaluation: Prospect I

Mohammad Ahmadi Safa; Shadi Donyaee; Shilan Sohrabi; Mojtaba Farahani; Dayan Khasemi; Elahe Saeedpanah

Volume 18, Issue 8 , December 2018, , Pages 1-24

Abstract
  This study set out to evaluate a rather newly developed textbook entitled "Prospect I". The textbook is developed as the main text for the nationwide application at the first grade of high school English courses by the Iranian ministry of education. To this end, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed ...  Read More

Economy
Considering and Reviewing Economics for Everyone

Fatemeh Mehraban

Volume 17, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 93-112

Abstract
  This paper reviews the concepts mentioned in the book "Economics for Everyone", and provides a critical view on the content of the book. The emphasis of the book and the author's reasons for writing the book is that there is not enough exchange of information between economic students and populace about ...  Read More

political science
The Study of Decision Making Patterns in Iran’s Foreign Policy

Elham Rasooli Saniabadi

Volume 16, Issue 41 , January 2016, , Pages 77-96

Abstract
  International Relations theory as the most important field  in human science  divided to Foreign Policy analysis ( FPA) and international politics (IP) in behavioral revolution  with different identities. Two subfield attend to study of state but from different perspectives. From that ...  Read More

Economy
The Obstacles in the Way of Preparing Thesis in the Field of Islamic Economics and Banking

Hossein Meisami; Ahmad Shabani; Mohammad Hasan Haqiqi

Volume 13, Issue 27 , April 2013, , Pages 135-155

Abstract
  I This research attempts to not only study the status quo of preparing theses at Iranian universities in the fields of Islamic banking and economy, but also explore the existing challenges in this area offer solutions to them. To this end, this study investigates a sample of theses defended at the University ...  Read More

Jurisprudence and Law
Critical Study of Different Fields of Study in Law: A Comparative Study of Different Fields of Study in Law, in Iran and France

Manoochehr Tavassoli Naeeni

Volume 10, Issue 21 , December 2011, , Pages 1-205

Abstract
  Establishing Iran law schools which were of the same style as law schools in Belgium and France during Qajar dynasty, caused Iran legal system to have a tendency to German- Roman legal traditions in addition to Islamic law. The history of law education in Iran shows that at the moment, Iran legal system ...  Read More