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The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran / Homa Katouzian.

By: Publication details: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2009.Description: xi, 452 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., 1 map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300121186 (ci : alk. paper)
  • 0300121180 (ci : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS272 .K375 2009
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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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