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and one the other side, they Since the aforementioned
become invalid as soon as issues, i.e. lack of minimal
they pose restrictions to the social basis and dependence
Shah. (Ref: Manouchehri, on foreign powers, do not
1998: 13) complete the puzzle of the
As it was mentioned Pahlavi legitimacy, the rulers
earlier, neopatrimonialist regimes capitalize on nationalism in
lack a social basis and the society in a bid to
therefore in a bid to justify stabilize and legitimize their
their legitimacy they depend standing. The Pahlavi regime
on foreign powers' support was no exception to this
in addition to resorting to a rule and since 1933 it
new method of governance. pursued such policies as
That is why such regimes return to ancient Persia,
will make every effort to changing the country's official
benefit from the presence calendar from solar hijri to
of foreign governments by imperial calendar, staging
luring them into Iran 2,500-year-old fetes, countering
through economic projects. the Arabic language, and
Examples could be seen in promoting Pan-Iranism whose
the presence of Russian, remnants are still visible in
English, European and American the Iranian society. (Ref:
officials and companies in Eivazi, 2004: 74-75)
Iran. (Ref: Katouzian, 2000: 18)
