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HOSTAGE CRISIS
Mohsen M. Milani and EIr
the events following the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran by leftist Islamist students in 1979 with subsequent wide-ranging repercussions on Iran’s domestic politics as well as on U.S.-Iran relations.
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HOTZ, ALBERT PAUL HERMAN
Cyrus Ala’i
a Dutch trader, collector of artifacts, and author on Iran (1855-1930).
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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or parliament of Iran, the Majles. See CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION.
Unpublished as per M.A. email - 5/28/2014
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HOUSING IN IRAN
Habibollah Zanjani
This entry examines: (1) the growth of housing units during 1966-96; (2) housing policies adopted in various development plans and the results; (3) main characteristics of housing in Iran; and (4) investment in, and economics of, housing.
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HOUTUM-SCHINDLER, ALBERT
John D. Gurney
(1846-1916), Sir, engineer and employee of the Persian government for over thirty years in the later 19th and early 20th centuries; he was both loyal and knowledgeable.
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HOVEYDA, AMIR-ABBAS
Abbas Milani
(Amir ʿAbbās Hoveydā; 1919-1979), the longest serving prime minister in the modern history of Iran (1964-1977). His tenure can be divided into two phases. In the 1960s, he was full of optimism and energy; in the 1970s he was characterized by cynicism, a clinging attachment to power and its perks, and an almost despondent air of resignation. What remained the same were his economic policies.
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HUART, CLÉMENT
Jean Calmard
French orientalist (1854-1926), especially known as editor and translator of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish sources and prolific author of works covering many aspects of Oriental studies.
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HÜBSCHMANN, (JOHANN) HEINRICH
Erich Kettenhofen and Rüdiger Schmitt
Hübschmann felt himself to be an orientalist. Originally an Iranian scholar, through his fundamental studies he became also the founder of modern Armenian linguistics; for it was he who created a solid basis for future historical-comparative research in this field.
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ḪUDIMIRI
Inna Medvedskaya
a peripheral district and city in Elam, mentioned only in the 7th century BCE, in the Assyrian sources during the reign of Ashurbanapal.
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HŪGAR
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See ALBORZ.