Ann Katharine Swynford Lambton (February 8, 1912 - July 19, 2008) on Revolution and The Masses(published by RevoltSource) |
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British Historian, Expert on Medieval and Early Modern Persian History, Persian Language, Islamic Political Theory, and Persian Social Organisation
: Usually known as A.K.S. Lambton or "Nancy" Lambton, was a British historian and expert on medieval and early modern Persian history, Persian language, Islamic political theory, and Persian social organisation. She was an acknowledged authority on land tenure and reform in Iran (including Saljuq, Mongol, Safavid and Qajar administration and institutions, and local and tribal histories). (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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“...it is futile to suppose a movement of reform can be brought about by an act of legislature alone. Its successful accomplishment presupposes changes so great as to amount to a social revolution.”
Source: "The Persians," by Allesandro Bausani, translated from Italian by J. B. Donne, St. Martin's Press, 1971, originally published 1962. Preface to the English Edition, Page 9.
"The Persians," by Allesandro Bausani, translated from Italian by J. B. Donne, St. Martin's Press, 1971, originally published 1962.
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