The History of Iran
by Daniel, Elton L.Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-01-16
Publisher(s): Greenwood Pub Group
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Summary
Iran, also known as Persia, has over 2,500 years of history. It is one of the world's first truly multicultural empires, and modern-day Iran is based upon one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. Today, Iran is populated by over 74 million residents, and 10 percent of the world's oil reserves are within its borders.
Table of Contents
| Series Foreword | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Timeline of Historical Events | p. xiii |
| The Land and People of Iran | p. 1 |
| Ancient Iran | p. 23 |
| From the Parthians to the Mongols | p. 53 |
| Early Modern Iran | p. 83 |
| From the Zand to the Qajars | p. 99 |
| The Forging of the Nation-State | p. 117 |
| Mohammad-Reza Shah | p. 145 |
| Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution | p. 177 |
| The Khomeini Era | p. 199 |
| Reconstruction and Reform | p. 219 |
| Iran in the Twenty-first Century | p. 253 |
| Notable People in the History of Iran | p. 297 |
| Bibliographic Essay | p. 301 |
| Index | p. 311 |
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