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020 _a9780521528917
040 _aACL
_cACL
082 _a955.05 ABR
100 _aAbrahamian, Ervand
245 _aHistory of modern Iran
_cErvand Abrahamian
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c2008
300 _axxviii, 228 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
500 _aIncludes 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
650 _aIran - History - 20th century
990 _a0b33154bac10000c1b6c8eb476e4554d
991 _a266308
999 _c205468
_d205468