Iran: A Modern History (Amanat Abbas)(Paperback)

Iran: A Modern History (Amanat Abbas)(Paperback)

A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that

A History of Modern Iran (Abrahamian Ervand)(Paperback)

In a radical reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces the country's traumatic journey from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis, and the birth of the Islamic Republic. The first edition

Iran (Oleynik Maria)(Paperback)

This new, sixth edition of Bradt's Iran continues to provide the most detailed background, history and cultural information available when visiting this 'Jewel of Central Asia'. Thoroughly reviewed to provide all the latest information, including security and language, this new edition includes

A Modern History of the Kurds (McDowall David)(Paperback)

The division of the Kurdish people among the modern nation states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran and their struggle for national rights continues to influence the politics of the Middle East. David McDowall's ground-breaking history of the Kurds from the 19th century to the present day documents

Couchsurfing in Iran: Revealing a Hidden World (Orth Stephan)(Paperback)

A modern-day glimpse into the surprising reality of life in Iran. Iran: A destination that is seldom seen by westerners yet often misunderstood. A country that simultaneously enchants and enrages those who visit it. A place where leading a double life has become the norm. In Couchsurfing in Iran,

Mountains and Lowlands - Ancient Iran and Mesopotamia (Collins Paul)(Paperback / softback)

- Mountains and Lowlands is an engaging exploration of the history of ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and Iran from 6000 BC-AD 650Ancient Mesopotamia and Iran are usually treated separately or as part of a much broader 'Ancient Near East'. However, the developments that lie at the root of our own

Iran: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) (Axworthy Michael)(Paperback)

Since the beginning of recorded history, Iran/Persia has been one of the most important world civilizations. Iran remains a distinct civilization today despite its status as a major Islamic state with broad regional influence and its deep integration into the global economy through its vast energy

America and Iran - A History, 1720 to the Present (Ghazvinian John)(Pevná vazba)

An epic history revealing how the US and Iran went from allies to adversaries over three hundred

The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran (Katouzian Homa)(Paperback)

In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons--its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear program, and controversial role in the Middle East--but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and

Cellular and Molecular Immunology (Abbas)(Paperback / softback)

Ayatollah Begs to Differ - The Paradox of Modern Iran (Majd Hooman)(Paperback / softback)

Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is

Iran: A Social and Political History Since the Qajars (Richard Yann)(Paperback)

From encounters with Western powers in the nineteenth century through to a Constitutional Revolution at the beginning of the twentieth century, and from the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mosaddeq in the 1950s to the current Islamic Republic, Iran's history has rarely been

English Job - Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain (Straw Jack)(Paperback / softback)

'This turbulent history is essential reading.' Justin Marozzi, Sunday

Abbas Kiarostami and Film-Philosophy (Abbott Mathew)(Paperback)

Mathew Abbott presents a powerful new film-philosophy through the cinema of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Mathew Abbott argues that Kiarostami's films carry out cinematic thinking: they do not just illustrate pre-existing philosophical ideas, but do real philosophical work. Crossing the divide

Foundations of Decision Analysis, Global Edition (Abbas Ali)(Paperback / softback)

Boy with Two Lives (Kazerooni Abbas)(Paperback / softback)

When 10-year-old Abbas arrives in England to start a new life, little does he know that his troubles have only just begun... His cousin packs him off to boarding school, and infrequent phone calls are Abbas's only contact with his beloved mother in

Washington Bullets: A History of the Cia, Coups, and Assassinations (Prashad Vijay)(Paperback)

Essays on acts of US imperialism, from the 1953 Iran coup to the 2019 ouster of Evo MoralesWashington Bullets is written in the best traditions of Marxist journalism and history-writing. It is a book of fluent and readable stories, full of detail about US imperialism, but never letting the

A History of Modern Europe (Lindemann Albert S.)(Paperback)

A History of Modern Europe surveys European history from thedefeat of Napoleon to the twenty-first century, presenting majorhistorical themes in an authoritative and compellingnarrative. Concise, readable single volume covering Europe from the earlynineteenth century through the early twenty-first

King (Abdolah Kader)(Paperback / softback)

An extraordinary novel about the making of modern Iran - Kader Abdolah's The King, already a bestseller in Europe, is now published in English for the first

Savushun: A Novel about Modern Iran (Daneshvar Simin)(Paperback)

A very engaging saga... Washington Post Book World A powerfully resonant work... Publishers Weekly Outstanding foreign fiction... USA Today Savushun (pronounced sa-voo-shoon ) is a folk tradition, surviving in Southern Iran from an undateable pre-islamic past, that conjures hope in

Umm Al-Dunya: Advanced Egyptian Colloquial Arabic [With 2 DVDs] (Al-Tonsi Abbas)(Paperback)

Directed to learners of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic who have previously studied Modern Standard Arabic, this is the first textbook to handle the different levels and the variety of contexts of Egyptian Colloquial: both the everyday and the educated forms. It is also the first to introduce the

A History of Modern Lebanon (Traboulsi Fawwaz)(Paperback)

A New History of Modern Latin America (Clayton Lawrence A.)(Paperback)

A New History of Modern Latin America provides an engaging and readable narrative history of the nations of Latin America from the Wars of Independence in the nineteenth century to the democratic turn in the twenty-first. This new edition of a well-known text has been revised and updated to include

A History of Art History (Wood Christopher S.)(Paperback)

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher S. Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern scholarly