Local Beggar and British Family

Title

Local Beggar and British Family

Description

This image depicts the reality in the 'company town' of Abadan in which the British, and the foreigners in general, were above the locals in the social hierarchy. Iranians did not receive the benefits of the new found oil wealth, but were instead in marginalized.

Creator

Ajammc

Source

ww.ajammc.com/2015/02/18/abadan-capital-of-the-world/

Files

29.jpg

Citation

Ajammc, “Local Beggar and British Family,” Mapping Cultural Space Across Eurasia, accessed March 29, 2024, https://eurasia.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/939.

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