The Iranians : Persia, Islam, and the soul of a nation

Mackey, Sandra, 1937-, author.

Book 1996

In The Iranians, eminent Middle East expert Sandra Mackey brings us invaluable understanding of a complex, contradictory, and sometimes volatile people. Beginning with the ancient Persian empires that ruled from India to Greece and later humbled mighty Rome, and tracking the waves of invasions that culminated in the triumph of the Arabs under the banner of Islam, she delineates the opposing poles of identity and power that have vied for the Irani...

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ISBN:

9780525940050
0525940057

Description:

xxii, 426 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

Maps of Iran on endpapers
Includes bibliographical references (pages [404]-410) and index

Contents:

1. The Glory of Persia
2. The Invasion of Islam
3. God and State
4. The Faces of Authority: Father, King, and Cleric
5. King and Nation: Iran's First Revolution
6. Reza Shah: To the Glory of the Nation
7. The Shah and the Prime Minister: Iran's Second Revolution
8. The Shah and the Ayatollah: Persia and Islam
9. The Persian Empire of Muhammad Reza Shah
10. The Double Revolution
11. The Internal and External: Wars for the Iranian Nation
12. Islamic Government: Religion, Culture, and Power
13. The Islamic Republic of Iran: The Failed Quest for Justice

LCCN:

95044135

Control Number:

62452

UPC:

780525940059

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