TY - BOOK AU - Mackey,Sandra TI - The Iranians: Persia, Islam, and the soul of a nation, with a new afterword by the author SN - 0452275636 (pbk.) : AV - DS318.8 .M3 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Plume Book KW - Iran KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-426) and index N2 - in this defining portrait of a troubled nation and the forces that shape it, Iranian history and religion becomes accessible to the nonspecialist. Combining impeccable scholarship with the human insight of firsthand observations, "The Iranians" provides vital understanding of this unique and pivotal nation ER -