A history of modern Iran /

Abrahamian, Ervand, 1940-

A history of modern Iran / Ervand Abrahamian, City University of New York. - xxviii, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references 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.

9780521528917 (pbk.)


Iran--History--20th century.

--Reading book

955.05 / ABR