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The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran
- Title
- The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran / Homa Katouzian.
- Author
- Katouzian, Homa.
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009.
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- Description
- xi, 452 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map; 25 cm
- Summary
- In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons - for its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear programme, and controversial role in the Middle East - but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed expert, covers the entire history of the area from the foundation of the ancient Persian Empire to today's Iranian state. Writing from an Iranian rather than a European perspective, Katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Iran with its political and social history. Some of the greatest poets of human history wrote in Persian - among them Rumi, Omar Khayyam, and Saadi - and Katouzian discusses and occasionally quotes their work. In his thoughtful analysis of Iranian society, Katouzian argues that the absolute and arbitrary power traditionally enjoyed by Persian/Iranian rulers has resulted in an unstable society where fear and short-term thinking dominate. A magisterial history, this book also serves as an excellent background to the role of Iran in the contemporary world.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Myths, legends and ancient history -- Greeks, Parthians and Persians -- Arabs, Islam and Persians -- Turks and Mongols -- Persian empire again -- Disintegration and reunification -- The dilemma of reform and modernization -- The revolution for law -- Modern arbitrary rule -- Occupation, oil nationalization and dictatorship -- The white revolution -- The revolution of February 1979 -- The Islamic republic -- Iran after Khomeini.
- Call Number
- JSE 10-143
- ISBN
- 9780300121186 (ci : alk. paper)
- 0300121180 (ci : alk. paper)
- 9780300169324 (pbk.)
- 0300169329 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2009005669
- OCLC
- 304387105
- Author
- Katouzian, Homa.
- Title
- The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran / Homa Katouzian.
- Imprint
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- Geschichte
- Indexed Term
- Geschichte Anfänge-2009Iran History
- Research Call Number
- JSE 10-143