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A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind
Contributor(s): Axworthy, Michael (Author)

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ISBN: 0465098762     ISBN-13: 9780465098767
Publisher: Basic Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East - Iran
- Religion | Islam - History
- History | Ancient - General
Dewey: 955
LCCN: 2017302149
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.00 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
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Iran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1.4 percent of the population attend Friday prayers. Iran's religious culture encompasses the most censorious and dogmatic Shi'a Muslim clerics in the world, and yet its poetry insistently dwells on the joys of life-wine, beauty, sex. Iranian women are subject to one of the most restrictive dress codes in the Islamic world, but make up nearly 60 percent of the university student population. In A History of Iran, a leading expert on Iran chronicles the rich history of this complex nation from the Achaemenid Empire of sixth century B.C. to the present-day Islamic Republic. In accessible prose, Michael Axworthy explains the military, political, religious, and cultural forces that have shaped one of the oldest continuing civilizations in the world. Concluding with an assessment of the immense changes the nation has undergone since the revolution in 1979, A History of Iran offers general readers an essential point of entry into a troubled region.
 
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