The Elementary Forms of Petro-Life (Towards Transforming Rentierism and Rentier State Literature) by Sajjad Sattari

“…I have tried to provide the readers, as far as possible, with a coherent theoretical framework about Middle East petro-societies by formulating “Hydrocarbonism” (as an alternative approach to Rentierism) and by proposing a series of new concepts such as “Hydrocarbonic Man and Society, Hydrocarbonic Mode of Production, Quasi-Market, Middle Eastern State of Nature, Welfare Technocracy, Rent Wishing Syndrom, Social-X-Factor, Middle Eastern Social Contract, and Tax Leviathan”.These concepts have had a central position in my perception of life of mind and living experience of human beings in the Middle East petro-societies. …”
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The Issue of Water and the Formation of Socio-Political Balance in the Development of Iranian Society (Case Study: Water Management System in Zayandeh-Rud Basin) by Mehrdad Tohidi, Taghi Azad Armaki, Mohamad Tavakol, Hamidreza Jalaeipour, Ali Bagheri

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A Comparative analysis of critique of the patriarchal social system in the poetry of Simin Behbahani and Fahmida Riyadh by Ali ahmad Shirazi, Reza Chehreghani, Muhammad Iqbal Shahid

“…These problems, which sometimes occur in Eastern societies, are doubly severe in political regimes with a capitalist approach, like the United States or France, which is seen as the origin of democracy (Sarvarian, 2004, p. 302). …”
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Identifying and Prioritizing Cultural Barriers to Community-Based Tourism in Iran by Azade Fallahi, Meisam Modarresi, Azim Zarei

“…Being productive in the context of a society in the field of community-based tourism requires active participation, which is greatly influenced by the cultural atmosphere of the society. …”
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Causes and Consequences of Reverse Migration to the Rural Areas of Buin and Miandasht County by Asghar Norouzi, Fatemeh Mahdian

“…Journal of Children & Society, 1-16.- Martin, R., & Radu, D. (2012). Return migration: The experience of Eastern Europe. …”
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A Comparative Study of Prayer from the viewpoint of Maulana and Catherine P0nder by Maryam Mardani Varposhti, Hosein Hasanpour Aalashti, Masuod Ruhani, Ali Akbar Bagheri Khalili

“…In this research, first Rumi''s thoughts and opinions regarding prayer are expressed, then Ponder''s views on prayer are examined and while expressing the commonalities and differences between the two, the necessary conclusion is reached. 3.DiscussionIn the contemporary world, not only has religion and religious rites not been removed from people''s lives, but it has also found a new and decisive role in individual and social life and has caused many changes, including multidimensional attitudes towards religion in different societies. Although the prediction of the decline of religion and the gradual decline of religion in the age of scientific thought was first made by August Kent, the father of modern sociology, and later by many other nineteenth-century European social thinkers, the historical experience of modern human societies And attention resumed his religion and mysticism. …”
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