A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind
Brand: Basic Books
Categories: Books, History, Middle East


Basic Books

Grade level: 8 and up
Dimensions: 6 x 1.35 x 9.2 inches
Reading age: 13 years and up
ISBN-13: 978-0465098767
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465098762
Publisher: Basic Books
Print length: 384 pages
Publication date: May 24, 2016
subtitle: Paperback – May 24, 2016
author: Visit Amazon's Michael Axworthy Page search results Michael Axworthy
review: Editorial Reviews Review "Michael Axworthy's deft untangling of the country's history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement."― Observer "The best available single-volume introduction to Iran's history."― New Statesman "A beautifully distilled retelling of Iranian history that flashes with insight on every page."― Financial Times "An engrossing, powerfully argued, and elegantly written history of a country which finds itself again at the center of international affairs."― Justin Marozzi , author of Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World About the Author Michael Axworthy teaches at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter (UK). The author of The Sword of Persia and Revolutionary Iran , Axworthy publishes widely in the field of Iranian history.