TY - BOOK AU - Abrahamian, Ervand TI - A history of modern Iran SN - 9780521821391 U1 - 955.05 ABR PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge Univeristy Press KW - Iran - History - 20th century N1 - 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 ER -