Great Famine & Genocide in Iran - 1917-1919

At least 8-10 million Iranians out of a population of 18-20 million died of starvation and disease during the famine of 1917-1919. The Iranian holocaust was the biggest calamity of World War I and one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. The 2003 edition of this book relied primarily on US diplomatic records and memoirs of British officers who served in Iran in World War I, but in this edition these documents have been supplemented with US military records, British official sources, memoirs, diaries of notable Iranians, and a wide array of Iranian newspaper reports. In addition, the demographic data has been expanded to include newly discovered US State Department documents on Iran's pre-1914 population. This book also includes a new chapter with a detailed military and political history of Iran in World War I. A work of enduring value, Majd provides a comprehensive account of Iran's greatest calamity.

List of 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

About the author

Mohammad Gholi Majd is the author of numerous books on Iranian history during the 20th century. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Cornell University.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mohammad Gholi Majd, Majd Mohammad Gholi
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2013
• EAN: 9780761861676
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6167-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Iran, First World War, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, International Relations, Middle Eastern history, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I