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Often referred to as the 'Oil Century,' the twentieth century marked the rise of petroleum as a pivotal force in global economics and politics. While many studies have explored the political relations between oil corporations and the Iranian state, this innovative book builds an intricate picture of the social history of petroleum in Iran, after its discovery there in 1908. Through expert interviews and on-the-ground reports, Touraj Atabaki shows the seismic impact of oil: from the building of roads to an influx of migrant labour. Offering insights into the lives and challenges of oil workers alongside analysis of wider geopolitical conflicts, Toiling for Oil traverses two world wars, industrialisation and modernisation, attempts at nationalisation in the 1950s and the political crises of the late 1970s. An essential read for anyone interested in Iran's unique position in the global economic landscape as oil continues to shape our world.
Contents
Introduction; 1. Discovering oil and its impact on the social setting in Iran; 2. Oil and labour in the First World War; 3. Oil and the authoritarian modernisation: the interwar period; 4. The Second World War: the battle to conquer the world's oil empire; 5. Poised to leap: a short march towards the nationalisation of Iranian oil; 6. The interlude of sovereignty: life and labour in the era of Iran's oil nationalisation, 1951-1954; 7. From socioeconomic disparity to planned development, 1954-1962; 8. Dynamics of oil, workforce, and developmental state in the 1960s and 1970s; 9. Catalysts of change: exploring shop-floor labour activism from the 'white revolution' (1962) to the 'Islamic revolution' (1979); Epilogue.
