Abrahamian, Ervand

A history of modern Iran Ervand Abrahamian - Cambridge Cambridge Univeristy Press 2008 - xxviii, 228 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-223) and index. List of maps --List of illustrations --List of tables and figures --Chronology --Glossary --A political who's who of modern Iran --Preface --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 --5. Muhammad Reza Shah's White Revolution --6. The Islamic Republic --Notes --Bibliography --Further reading --Index

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Iran - History - 20th century

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