First, the good news for english speakers is that the book is in english, not german. Pages in category history books about iran the following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. From memoirs to history books, writing about iran, thinking in iranian, even if writing from a desk in canada. The history of iran, which was commonly known until the mid20th century as persia in the western world, is intertwined with the history of a larger region, also to an extent known as greater iran, comprising the area from anatolia, the bosphorus, and egypt in the west to the borders of ancient india and the syr darya in the east, and from the caucasus and the eurasian steppe in the north to. Empire of the mind covers 3,000 years of iranian history in less than 300 pages.
Second, the scanner hasnt done a great job because lines are wavy and pages are in various sizes. The clergys revenge a modern history of iran books. Today, it remains one of the best espionage novels ever written. The cambridge history of iran edited by peter jackson.
Iran had been a monarchy ruled by a shah, or emperor, almost without interruption. It is to them and their resilience that this book is dedicated, as iran emerges at the beginning of the twentyfirst century as one of the most powerful states in the middle east. This week in the magazine, laura secor, who is a contributor and is working on a book about iran, wrote a comment about mirhossein moussavi and ayatollah ali khamenei. Here is the best place for presenting rare, old, new and precious titles to buy them through the earth biggest persian online bookstore. Online shopping for iran middle east from a great selection at books store. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. Like any history that tries to pack so much time into so few pages, eotm suffers from being too brisk and therefore a little confusing at times. Abbas amanat combines chronological and thematic approaches, exploring events with lasting implications for modern iran and the world. A history from zoroaster to the present day 01 by axworthy, michael isbn.
In his new book he presents the past five centuries of irans history in its persian, shia context. I ranib ook is the first and best iranian online bookshop, supply, and great source of persian farsi books. This article discusses the history of iran from 640 ce to the present. The iran nuclear deal and the rut of history the atlantic. It is an islamic republic, but one in which only 1. Iran history, middle eastern history, books barnes. The result is a nuanced narrative accessible to the general reader and the student of. In revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history from shortly before the 1979 islamic revolution through the summer of 2009, when iranians poured into the streets of. Politics of culture in iranis essential reading for those with interests in iranian society and politics and anthropology. A new book defends irans last shah the new york times. This book offers a view of iran through politics, history and literature, showing how the three angles combine. From them also, thrust up in the wake of the volcanic activity of late pliocene times, came diorite and obsidian, both highly prized in antiquity. In a radical reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century. The medes unified iran as a nation and empire in 625 bc the islamic conquest of persia 633656 and the end of the sassanid empire was a turning point in iranian history.
Nomadic wealth was in livestock, which meant it was moveable and they could escape threats or attack. Iran is bordered on the north by armenia, azerbaijan, turkmenistan, and the caspian sea. He will be made prime minister in 1923 and shah of iran in 1925. During her reign as the first queen in iranian history, empress farah pahlavi dedicated her life to serving the iranian people, creating, and curating museums. The book contains notes an index and numerous maps, but no photographs.
Complete with a helpful timeline and suggestions for further reading, this book helps put the iranian revolution in historical and geopolitical. A composite image of the book covers of black wave by kim. This book offers a multilayered story about what it means to be proregime in the. For the history of the region before the 7th century, see ancient iran. This page was last edited on 1 january 2019, at 05.
Top 10 books about iran nazanine hozar books the guardian. Look out for kens newest book, a column of fire, available now. This geographic region is the leastdeveloped in iran, partially owing to its harsh physical conditions. In baloch the coterminous region of southeastern iran. With almost three thousand years of history, iran is home to one of the worlds richest and most complex cultures. The division between nomadic or seminomadic peoples and settled, cropgrowing agriculturalists, created a tension that drives history.
The books subtitle, empire of the mind, refers to the fact that even though iran has endured multiple invasions by either men or ideas, and was thus never a tightly unified or a culturally or religiously homogeneous society, these invaders have somehow been assimilated without destroying irans cultural and political continuity. I found that the book was the strongest telling the story of iran prior to the 20th century, but this current period is also covered, in fact there is a epilog that brings things up to 2009 in this 2016 edition of the book. These fiction and nonfiction books about iran offer insight into irans history and the complicated role other nations have played in it. Yet to the average american the name iran probably conjures up an image of a remote and upstart country inhabited by a people whose religious fanaticism is matched only by the intensity of their disdain for the united states and its values, who speak an obscure tongue called farsi. Iran in history and prophecy by mark hitchcock 1994 history of the saffarids of sistan and the maliks of nimruz, vol. The iranian revolution at forty brookings institution. Finally, the rivers of iran, racing swiftly through. List of books and articles about iranian history online. When us president donald trump delivered his iran strategy speech in october 2017, rather. Heres what to read to understand the roots of the crisis between iran and the us.
What are the best books to read about the modern history. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. From the time of the prophet zoroaster, to the powerful ancient persian empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis, and the current standoff over irans. In a history of iran, acclaimed historian michael axworthy chronicles the rich history of this complex nation from the achaemenid empire of sixth century bc to the revolution of 1979 to today, including a close look at irans ongoing attempts to become a nuclear power. Buy a history of iran book online at low prices in india a history of. Ken folletts the key to rebecca took readers and critics by storm when first published more than twenty years ago.
Iran is a vast country with a storied, ancient past, a great diversity of cultures and ethnicities, and a location in ar. His approach is sensitive and generally evenhanded, reflecting an interest in iran that in places borders on reverence. The predominant ethnic and cultural group in the country consists of native speakers of persian. In revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history from shortly before the 1979 islamic revolution through the summer of 2009, when iranians poured into the streets of tehran by the hundreds of thousands, demanding free, democratic government. Iran faults iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. The countrys name was changed from persia to iran in 1935. But the people who are generally known as persians are of mixed ancestry, and the country has important turkic and arab elements in addition to the kurds, baloch, bakhtyari, lurs, and. Iran is home to one of the worlds oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 bc. This book also places iran within an international context by demonstrating how western anthropological concepts, theories and methodologies affected epistemological and political discourses in iranian anthropology. Five books that explain irans distrust of the west financial times. History of iran simple english wikipedia, the free. Cambridge core middle east studies the cambridge history of iran edited by peter jackson. Iran, being a revolutionary society, experienced two great revolutions within the short span of just seventy years, from the 1900s to the 1970s. A history of iran eotm by michael axworthy was a comprehensive history of iran right from around 2000 bce to the present.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Iran remains neutral, but is friendly towards the axis powers. He brings modernization to iran, but is resented by devout muslims. A history of modern iran in a radical reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the. A modern history by abbas amanat, paperback barnes. Iran is a culturally diverse society, and interethnic relations are generally amicable.
Over ten years, narges bajoghli met with men in irans revolutionary guard. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the islamic republic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The books the trump administration should read to understand iran. Axworthy explains how that outpouring of support for an end to tyranny in iran paused and then moved on to other areas in. Michael axworthys excellent 2008 a history of iran.
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