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Walking Twin Cities
Wilderness Press 2013; US$ 17.95Even though they?re often lumped together, the Twin Cities are two distinct cities with very different histories. Minneapolis is the Mill City, the City of Lakes, composed mostly of flat prairies. St. Paul is the Capital City, built on rolling hills and high river bluffs. Culturally, the cities have their differences, too. Minneapolis is home to... more...
The Iranian Revolution
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 35.00On January 16, 1979, the shah of Iran left the country he had ruled for more than 37 years. The streets of Tehran, Iran's capital, filled with celebration as the news spread that the hated monarchy had been overthrown. The revolution in Iran, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, was sparked by many factors, including a widening gap between the different... more...
The Persians
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 35.95The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest, The Persians explores the period from the seventh century BC, to the seventh century AD, and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia. Incorporating recent research, and translated sources from a wide range of... more...
Iran's First Revolution
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 124.99An historical survey of the Iranian constitutional revolution of 1905-1909, which resulted in the establishment of Iran's first parliamentary democracy. The text aims to provide a context for an understanding of the country's religious revolution of 1978-1979. more...
Intellectual Trends in Twentieth-Century Iran
UPF 2003; US$ 59.95''This book is the first collection of its kind. It brings together articles by historians, sociologists and political scientists as well as contributions by intellectuals and essayists currently engaged in the intellectual scene in Iran, thus outlining not only a range of intellectual concerns and trends in the tumultuous 20th century but also presenting... more...
War and Peace in Qajar Persia
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 150.00With new and existing evidence being reconsidered, this edited collection takes a multidisciplinary approach to discussing the Qajar system within the context of the wars that engulfed it and the periods of peace that ensued. It throws new light on the decision-making processes, the restraints on action, and the political exigencies at play during... more...
Iran and Its Place among Nations
Greenwood Publishing Group 2007; US$ 45.00Moves beyond simplistic dichotomies by taking up the issue of Iran's national identity and contending sources of its identity. more...
The New Iranian Leadership
Greenwood Publishing Group 2007; US$ 50.00This book documents Ahmadenijad's background and rise to power. It explains the current structure of the Iranian revolutionary government--the competing centers of power and the major players. more...
A History of Modern Iran
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 23.00A radical reappraisal of Iran's modern history, tracing its traumatic journey across the twentieth century. more...
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 30.00An Iranian cleric who criticized the modernization efforts of the Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi), Khomeini called for a fundamentalist Islamic state in Iran. more...









