Willem
Floor studied development economics and non-western sociology, as well as
Persian, Arabic and Islamology from 1963-67 at the University of Utrecht
(the Netherlands). He received his doctoral degree from the University of
Leiden in 1971. Since 1983, Dr. Floor has been employed by the World Bank
as an energy specialist. Throughout this time, he has published extensively
on the socio-economic history of Iran. His most recent books include: Public
Health in Qajar Iran, Agriculture in Qajar
Iran, and The History of Theater in Iran. His
forthcoming book published by Mage is The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic
History of 5 Port Cities, 1500-1730


