£ Department of History the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran.
€ Islamic Azad University, science and Research Branch of Tehran, Member of Scientific council of the Islamic Azad University Branch of Abadeh.
Qajars period is one of important period in history of Iran. Because in this period west world developed remarkably in aspects like science and technology and new industries and these developments changed life manner of western people. Iranian in this period became familiar with this new civilization via travels to foreign country and get surprised and confused its development. Their observation results of new civilization presented to Iran's society in the form of itineraries. According to these descriptions and understandings we could present Iran's society in Qajar era till constitution revolution, backward society according to traditional agriculture economic living manner. Iranians familiarity with new civilizations results to take some of civilizations manifestation of west, but these imitations couldn't make an essential development in Iran's society but from constitution revolution on; Iranians development was only in the perimeter of west civilization and obtained peripheral capitalism development. Present research examining these very matters according to itineraries of Iranian agents in Qajar era.
Qajar, Itinerary, west civilization, Traditional economic, core capitalism economic, peripheral capitalism economic
