the art of qajar period includes many unique features and themes. one of the most exceptional features of qajar artworks (painting on tiles) is women motifs depicted at semiprivate and private spaces, at houses of nobilities, and palaces. qajar women in these paintings interact with foreign women’s identity and they have shown a new face of iranian women. the archi-myth of qajar period is inclu...

The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing U.S. charitable giving during the first full year of the Great Recession. Demand on the services of human service nonprofits typically escalates during periods of extreme economic downturn; thus donations to agencies serving the most vulnerable groups—the young, the old, and the frail—become increasingly important. The study sample con...