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The history of Iran / Elton L. Daniel.
LIBRA DS272 .D36 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daniel, Elton L.
- Series:
- Greenwood histories of the modern nations 1096-2905
- The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iran--History.
- Iran.
- History.
- Iran--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 299 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- A highly readable history of Iran from ancient times to the year 2000.
- Contents:
- 1 The Land and People of Iran 1
- 2 Ancient Iran 21
- 3 From the Parthians to the Mongols 51
- 4 Early Modern Iran 81
- 5 From the Zand to the Qajars 97
- 6 The Forging of the Nation-State 115
- 7 Mohammad-Reza Shah 143
- 8 Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution 175
- 9 The Khomeini Era 197
- 10 The Era of Reconstruction 219
- 11 Contemporary Iran 239
- Notable People in the History of Iran 263.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-281) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313307318
- OCLC:
- 43951883
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