An Assessment of the Level, Trend, and Distribution of Multidimensional Poverty in Iran

Dadgar, Yadollah; Noferesti, Mohammad; Mokhtari, MohammadAli

doi:10.52547/jpbud.25.2.25

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“…Majd (2016) refers to the famine of 1942-43, and Iranian sources have referred to the Great Famine of 1941-45 (Dehghannejad and Lotfi, 2013: 45-68). A study of prenatally exposed persons in Tehran to famine in World War II showed a significant reduction in height compared with those born before or after, longterm adverse health consequences, and most likely shortened lifespans (Dadgar et al, 2020).…”

Section: Historiography and Onset Of World War II Faminementioning

confidence: 99%

Historiography and Death Toll of World War I and World War II Famines in Iran

MAJD

2024

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Abstract. The remarks by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the toll of the famines that afflicted occupied Iran in World War I and World War II indicate a desire to incorporate these calamities in Iran’s national narrative and collective memory. His criticism of famine historiography and stated toll numbers, and the unfolding catastrophic famine in Gaza, justify and necessitate a fresh look at each famine’s historiography and toll. This article re-estimates the toll of each famine by including many overlooked and neglected primary sources and in ways not previously done. It builds a trajectory of Iran’s demographic development from 1810 to 1944, and derives the toll of each famine. The World War II famine and typhus epidemics had claimed 5.5 million. World War I famine was also more deadly, though the 1869-73 famine was not far behind. At least 15.5 million Iranians died in the two world wars, a fact nowhere reflected in the history of the conflicts. Iran’s 1944 population of 12 million was unchanged from that of 1850 and a century of population growth obliterated

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Section: Historiography and Onset Of World War II Faminementioning

confidence: 99%