Farhang, Tārīkh, Sīyāsat Persian 2025

Culture, History, Politics is a collection of essays, interviews, and lectures by Mohammad-Ali Kadivar—economist, historian, political scientist, and literary critic—bringing together a selection of his writings published in the Iranian press in recent years. Alongside his well-known theories such as “historical despotism,” the “pickaxe society,” the “rentier economy,” and other influential ideas, this volume offers a diverse range of articles and conversations on subjects including Saʿdi’s role in Iranian literature and history, democratic aspirations during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, the rise and decline of Sadeq Hedayat, the memoirs of Khalil Maleki and the Third Force, childhood recollections, the nationalization of the oil industry, memories from Alborz High School and Dr. Mojtahedi, migration to England, his friendship with Hamid Enayat and the Socialist Society, as well as reflections on contemporary political issues such as Iran–U.S. relations and reformist politics in Iran.