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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The genesis of Babi-Baha'i faiths in Shiraz and Fars	Ḥabīb Allāh Afnān	The Bábí and Baháʾí Faiths represent two of the most important religious movements of modern times. This book relates the story of the evolution of the Bábí-Baháʾí community, beginning with the birth…	OL11994324W
PERSIANS	GENE R. GARTHWAITE	The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 56…	OL13634992W
Iran: Empire of the Mind	Michael Axworthy	Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines there is a fascinating story of a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and enormous cultural i…	OL15179644W
Iran and the West	Philip Steele	'Our World Divided: Iran and the West' examines Iran's history from the disputes over its oil supplies in World War I to its development of nuclear capabilities today. The issues over oil, nuclear de…	OL16572457W
Discover ancient Persia	Neil D. Bramwell	"Learn about the art and cultural contributions, family life, religions and people of ancient Persia"--Provided by publisher.	OL16572695W
Qutlugh Terkan Khatun of Kirman Thinking Girls Treasury of Real Princess…	Albert Nguyen	In what could be a tale from the Arabian Nights, a girl grows up in thirteenth century Persia to be so desirable that she is kidnapped several times for her beauty. She finds refuge at last in the ar…	OL17553998W
The castles of the Assassins	Peter Willey	xii, 328 p., [17] p. of plates : 23 cm	OL177947W
Becoming visible in Iran	Mehri Honarbin-Holliday	"The state of women in Islamic societies is the subject of much interest and heated debate. Yet, these discussions and representations in the media and elsewhere rely on inadequate information and mi…	OL18603751W
On Wings of Eagles	Ken Follett	When two of his American employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: American businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a…	OL1914089W
A history of modern Iran	Ervand Abrahamian	In 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 …	OL1974172W
The U.S.-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962	Kristen Blake	This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country. It …	OL19909187W
Iran	Vijeya Rajendra	This book describes the geography, history, economy, government, and cultures of Iran. The coauthor is Gisela Kaplan.	OL19982803W
The lonely war	Nazila Fathi	"As a nine-year-old Tehrani schoolgirl during the Iranian Revolution, Nazila Fathi watched her country change before her eyes. The revolutionaries-- most of them poor, uneducated, and radicalized-- s…	OL19990854W
Persian martyr acts under King Yazdgird I	Geoffrey Herman	In this book, five short texts focused on the martyring of Christians under the Sasanian King Yazdgird I (399-420 CE) are edited and translated for the first time. The texts are presented in pointed …	OL20975086W
Cultural Revolution in Iran	Annabelle Sreberny,Massoumeh Torfeh	The Islamic Republic of Iran has entered its fourth decade, and the legacy of the Revolution it was founded upon continue to have a profound consequence on Iranian life. This book draws on the expert…	OL21122451W
The Persian night	Amir Taheri	Who really rules Iran today? How are decisions made in a system that appears so chaotic? Is the current political structure doomed to conflict? This study of one of the most secretive regimes in the …	OL3788783W
Refashioning Iran	Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi	"Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi offers a corrective to recent works on Orientalism that focus solely on European scholarly productions without exploring the significance of native scholars and vernacular sc…	OL4415509W
Iran	Michael M. J. Fischer	Unlike much of the instant analysis that appeared at the time of the Iranian revolution, Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution is based upon extensive fieldwork carried out in Iran. Michael M. J…	OL4416468W
Guests of the Ayatollah	Mark Bowden	A chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah K…	OL491851W
The turban for the crown	Said Amir Arjomand	The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. Said A…	OL4969212W