Iran: A Very Short Introduction

by Ali M. Ansari

Book Overview

Iran has rarely been out of the headlines. Yet media interest and extensive coverage has tended to hinder rather than help our understanding of Iran as an idea, an identity, and a people, leading to a superficial understanding of what is a complex and nuanced political culture and civilization.

This Very Short Introduction presents a radical reinterpretation of Iranian history and politics, placing the Islamic Revolution in the context of a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199669341
• ISBN13: 9780199669349
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 6.9"