Richard Foltz

Richard Foltz is a cultural historian at Concordia University specializing in the broader Iranian world. His most recent book is A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (IB Tauris); he is also author of Iran in World History (Oxford University Press, 2016), which has also been published in a Persian edition (Entesharat-e Dibayeh, 2016).

Employment

The Fundamentalist Religion of the Market and COVID-19

Richard Foltz

Discussions on the role of religion in the contemporary world generally fail to take into consideration an argument advanced by David Loy more than twenty years ago: namely, that the dominant faith system practiced across the globe today is in fact that of so-called “free-market” capitalism, a self-serving ideology forcibly imposed by a worldwide plutocracy […]

Eurasia

What does it Mean that South Ossetia is Celebrating Independence?

Richard Foltz

By Richard Foltz | – Tskhinval, Republic of South Ossetia (Informed Comment) – On May 29 South Ossetians celebrated the signing of their declaration of independence in 1992. Given that South Ossetia’s statehood has been recognized by only five UN member states, this event could hardly be expected to make international news. And yet, given […]