1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910819180503321

Autore

Majd Mohammad Gholi <1946->

Titolo

The great famine & genocide in Iran [[electronic resource] ] : 1917-1919 / / Mohammad Gholi Majd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., : University Press of America, 2013]

ISBN

0-7618-6168-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Soggetti

Genocide - Iran

Iran History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Iran in World War I; 3. The Great Famine of 1917-1919: A Documentary Account; 4. A Veritable Holocaust: The Decline in the Population of Iran; 5. Depriving Iran of Food; 6. The Financial Strangulation; 7. Blaming the Russians and the Iranians; 8. Versailles and the Onset of the Cover-up; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Iranian holocaust was one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. Using primary sources such as US military records, British official sources, and Iranian newspaper reports, this book provides a comprehensive account of this tragedy.