history of modern Iran
By: Ervand Abrahamian.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521821391
Subjects: Iran -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of maps; title: List of illustrations; title: List of tables and figures; title: Chronology; title: Glossary; title: Short biographies of leading personalities; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: 1. 'Royal despots': state and society under the Qajars; title: 2. Reform, revolution, and the Great War; title: 3. The iron fist of Reza Shah; title: 4. The nationalist interregnum (1941-53); title: 5. Muhammad Reza Shah's White Revolution; title: 6. The Islamic Republic; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Further reading; title: Index.