LEADER 03263nam 22006372 450 001 9910454698603321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-17450-3 010 $a1-107-38579-2 010 $a1-281-75133-2 010 $a9786611751333 010 $a0-511-98440-5 010 $a0-511-41467-6 010 $a0-511-41535-4 010 $a0-511-41307-6 010 $a0-511-41213-4 010 $a0-511-41399-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000536876 035 $a(EBL)352961 035 $a(OCoLC)476173533 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000172154 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161690 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172154 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10151266 035 $a(PQKB)11254228 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511984402 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC352961 035 $a(PPN)180478001 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL352961 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10240276 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL175133 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000536876 100 $a20101018d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA history of modern Iran /$fErvand Abrahamian$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xxviii, 228 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-52891-7 311 $a0-521-82139-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 196-223) and index. 327 $aList 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. 330 $aIn a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic. In the intervening years, the country has experienced a bitter war with Iraq, the transformation of society under the clergy and, more recently, the expansion of the state and the struggle for power between the old elites, the intelligentsia and the commercial middle class. The author is a compassionate expositor. While he adroitly negotiates the twists and turns of the country's regional and international politics, at the heart of his book are the people of Iran. It is to them and their resilience that this book is dedicated, as Iran emerges at the beginning of the twenty-first century as one of the most powerful states in the Middle East. 607 $aIran$xHistory$y20th century 676 $a955.05 700 $aAbrahamian$b Ervand$f1940-$0501824 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454698603321 996 $aA history of modern Iran$92466964 997 $aUNINA