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The land of Iran / edited by W. B. Fisher.

Contributor(s): Series: Cambridge history of Iran ; v. 1 Publication details: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1968.Description: xix, 783 p., [17] leaves of plates (1 folding) : ill., maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780521069359 (v.1)
  • 0521069351 (v.1; hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS272 C35 DS272 .F57  1968
Contents:
PART 1: THE LAND: Physical geography / W. B. Fisher -- Geology / J. V. Harrison -- Geomorphology / K. Scharlau -- The origion of the Zagros Defiles / T. M. Oberlander -- Climate / M. H. Ganji -- Soils / M. L. Dewan -- Hydrography / T. M. Oberlander -- Vegetation / H. Bobek -- Mammals / X. de Misonne -- Zoogeograhic analysis of the lizard fauna of Iran / S. C. Anderson -- Ornithology / S. Jervis Read -- PART 2: THE PEOPLE: Early man in Iran / E. Sunderland -- Geography of settlement / N. de Planhol -- Population / J. Behnam -- PART 3: ECONOMIC LIFE: Minerals / J. V. Harrison -- Industrial activities / A. Melamid -- Communications, transport, retail trade and services / A. Melamid -- Agriculture / H. Bowen-Jones -- Water use in North-east Iran / D. J. Flowers -- Pastoralism, nomadism, and the social anthropology of Iran / E. Sunderland -- Land reform in Iran / K. S. McLachlan -- PART 4: CONCLUSION: The personality of Iran / W. B. Fisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DS 272 .C34 1968 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) v.1 Available 602444

Includes bibliographical references (p. 743-764) and index.

PART 1: THE LAND: Physical geography / W. B. Fisher -- Geology / J. V. Harrison -- Geomorphology / K. Scharlau -- The origion of the Zagros Defiles / T. M. Oberlander -- Climate / M. H. Ganji -- Soils / M. L. Dewan -- Hydrography / T. M. Oberlander -- Vegetation / H. Bobek -- Mammals / X. de Misonne -- Zoogeograhic analysis of the lizard fauna of Iran / S. C. Anderson -- Ornithology / S. Jervis Read -- PART 2: THE PEOPLE: Early man in Iran / E. Sunderland -- Geography of settlement / N. de Planhol -- Population / J. Behnam -- PART 3: ECONOMIC LIFE: Minerals / J. V. Harrison -- Industrial activities / A. Melamid -- Communications, transport, retail trade and services / A. Melamid -- Agriculture / H. Bowen-Jones -- Water use in North-east Iran / D. J. Flowers -- Pastoralism, nomadism, and the social anthropology of Iran / E. Sunderland -- Land reform in Iran / K. S. McLachlan -- PART 4: CONCLUSION: The personality of Iran / W. B. Fisher.

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