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The great famine & genocide in Iran : 1917-1919 / Mohammad Gholi Majd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Majd, Mohammad Gholi, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genocide--Iran.
- Genocide.
- Iran--History--20th century.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : University Press of America, 2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Iranian holocaust was one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. Using primary sources such as US military records, British official sources, and Iranian newspaper reports, this book provides a comprehensive account of this tragedy.
- Contents:
- The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Iran in World War I; 3. The Great Famine of 1917-1919: A Documentary Account; 4. A Veritable Holocaust: The Decline in the Population of Iran; 5. Depriving Iran of Food; 6. The Financial Strangulation; 7. Blaming the Russians and the Iranians; 8. Versailles and the Onset of the Cover-up; Appendix; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-6168-8
- OCLC:
- 853364716
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