The strategies for Cultural Development in Iran: (A Case of the First Pahlavi Era)

This article seeks to reveal the strategy by which the Iranian rulers and elites tried to develop the Iranian culture in the First Pahlavi era. The research method which has been used is historical research method; and needed data have been gathered from library resources. The rationality theory of Max Weber is the theoretical framework and based on this theory the first Pahlavichr('39')s cultural development strategy has been recognized as " the Development of Instrumental Rationality". Under the impact of applying such strategy in that era, some negative consequences have been occurred beside the positive consequences. As the subject of this paper first Pahlavichr('39')s cultural development strategy has been the Considering of some pathological aspect of the mater, the results demonstrates that three negative result have been created under the impact of the implementation of the strategy in question which are: the expansion of Autocracy and Totalitarianism, Oppressive Nationalism and Militant secularism.