A History of Modern Iran

Informationen zum Autor Ervand Abrahamian is Distinguished Professor 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). Klappentext A radical reappraisal of Iran's modern history! tracing its traumatic journey across the 20th century. Engagingly told by one of the most distinguished historians writing on Iran today. Zusammenfassung In a radical reappraisal of Iran's modern history! Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century. While he negotiates the twists and turns of the country's politics! at the heart of hisbook are the people of Iran who survived the impact of war and revolution. 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 (1941-53); 5. Muhammad Reza Shah's white revolution; 6. The Islamic Republic.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ervand Abrahamian, Ervand (City University of New York) Abrahamian, Of New York City University
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.08.2008
• EAN: 9780521528917
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52891-7
• Seiten: 288
• Abmessung: 154 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch