David Rahimi- Consumer Capitalism in Iran from 1941-1979

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David Rahimi is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas in Austin. He specializes in the history of modern Iran. Rahimi discusses the development of consumer capitalism in Iran from 1941-1979. In particular, he focuses on the role of businesses, NGOs, and individual people in contributing to a staggered, incremental growth of consumerism in Iran.