Originally published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©1983.

Observations on Nâsir al-Dîn Shah /E. Yarshater -- The failure of reform : the Prime Ministership of Amîn al-Dawla, 1897-8 / Shaul Bakhash -- Shah Muzaffar al-Dîn's European tour, AD 1900 / G.M. Wickens -- New light on the Iranian constitutional movement / F.R.C. Bagley -- The cultural implications of the Constitutional Revolution / Mangol Bayat -- Foreign powers' intervention in Iraq during World War I / George Lenczowski -- Who are the Baluch? a preliminary investigation into the dynamics of an ethnic identity from Qajar Iran / Brian Spooner -- Change and development in the judicial system of Qajar Iran (1800-1925) / Willem Floor -- Changes in charistmatic authority in Qajar Shi'ism / D.M. Maceoin -- The metaphysics of Sadr al-Dîn Shîrazî and Islamic philosophy in Qajar Persia / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Patterns in urban development : the growth of Tehran / Mansoureh Ettehadieh -- Muharram ceremonies and diplomacy : a preliminary study / Jean Calmard -- Majlis-i Shâhinshâh-i Îrân Nâsir al-Dîn Shah / Peter Chelkowski -- Critical writings on the renewal of Iran / B. Alavi -- The Qajar period : an epoch of decadence? / A. Bausani -- Some remarks on the early history of photography in Iran / Iraj Afshar -- Persian royal portraiture and the Qajars / B.W. Robinson -- Qajar metalwork : a study in cultural trends / A.S. Melikian-Chirvani -- The royal palaces of the Qajar dynasty : a survey / Jennifer M. Scarce -- The role of tradition in Qajar religious architecture / R. Hillenbrand -- Domestic architecture in nineteenth-century Iran : the Manzil-i Sartîp Sidihî near Isfahan / A.a. Bakhtiar & R. Hillenbrand.