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November 30, 2007
Oral Exams
Well, finally after a false start and after six months of immersing myself in archaeology and economic history, I finished my PhD exams, namely its oral section. Now I am ATC, ABD, C. Phil. or whatever else you might want to call it. It means that if I ever finish my dissertation, they might give me a degree with which I can flip hamburgers!!
In the short run, it means my imminent return to the world of normal human beings, yeah!
Posted by Khodadad at 08:02 PM | Comments (1)
November 27, 2007
Hegemony
In the olden times, when the geographical and geo-political knowledge was quite limited, "hegemony" was itself a geographically (and idealogically) limited term. The Chinese knew little about the world beyond Yaxartes. The Iranians considered Xuuenires (the Greater Iran) to be the centre of the world, and the Romans saw the Mediterranean as Mare Nostrum and thought of it as their world. So, the Han were the hegemons of their world, Sasanians the hegemons of Central and West Asia, and Romans held hegemony over the Mediterranean and those parts of Europe that were counted.
So, in the age of communication and information, does a power need to be in physical control of all territories to be considered a real hegemon?
Posted by Khodadad at 04:42 PM | Comments (1)
November 02, 2007
Tehran Pics
Absolutely no time to write blogs. Meanwhile, these are some of my pics from Tehran. I shall upload photos from Shiraz and the rest of Iran as well. Enjoy
Posted by Khodadad at 08:58 PM | Comments (1)