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The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran / Homa Katouzian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Katouzian, Homa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iran--History.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (448 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons-its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear program, and controversial role in the Middle East-but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed expert, covers the entire history of the area from the ancient Persian Empire to today's Iranian state.Writing from an Iranian rather than a European perspective, Katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Iran with its political and social history. Some of the greatest poets of human history wrote in Persian-among them Rumi, Omar Khayyam, and Saadi-and Katouzian discusses and occasionally "es their work. In his thoughtful analysis of Iranian society, Katouzian argues that the absolute and arbitrary power traditionally enjoyed by Persian/Iranian rulers has resulted in an unstable society where fear and short-term thinking dominate. A magisterial history, this book also serves as an excellent background to the role of Iran in the contemporary world.
- Contents:
- Myths, legends and ancient history
- Greeks, Parthians and Persians
- Arabs, Islam and Persians
- Turks and Mongols
- Persian empire again
- Disintegration and reunification
- The dilemma of reform and modernization
- The revolution for law
- Modern arbitrary rule
- Occupation, oil nationalization and dictatorship
- The white revolution
- The revolution of February 1979
- The Islamic republic
- Iran after Khomeini.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-16122-0
- OCLC:
- 811405702
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