A History of Modern Iran - 2nd edition

A succinct and highly readable narrative of modern Iran from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, 1. 'Royal despots': state and society under the Qajars; 2. Reform, revolution, and the Great War; 3. The iron fist of Reza Shah; 4. The nationalist interregnum; 5. Muhammad Reza Shah's White Revolution; 6. The Islamic Republic; Notes; Bibliography; Further reading; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Ervand Abrahamian is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Baruch College and Graduate Center, City University of New York. His previous publications include The Iranian Mojahedin (1989), Khomeinism (1993), and Tortured Confessions (1999), and The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern US-Iranian Relations (2013). The latter title was named the Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2013.

Zusammenfassung

The first edition of this highly readable narrative of modern Iran was named the Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2009. This second edition brings the story up to date through 2017, with the Green uprisings of 2009, the second Ahmadinejad administration, the election of Rouhani, and the Iran nuclear deal.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ervand Abrahamian, Ervand (City University of New York) Abrahamian, Abrahamian Ervand
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107198340
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19834-0
• Abmessung: 157 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch; HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, History and Archaeology