All Things Iran/Persia

Beschrijving
The purpose of this list is to compile the best books (non-fiction or fiction) about Iranian/Persian history, culture, politics, society, etc.
1
Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran
door Elaine Sciolino
288 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.6
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2
A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra Affairs
door Theodore Draper
117 leden
½ 3.4
Member
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3
Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs
door Ray Takeyh
72 leden
½ 3.3
Member
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4
Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran
door Azadeh Moaveni
248 leden
39 besprekingen
3.8
Member
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5
Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations and the Iran-Iraq War, 1979-1988
door James G. Blight
13 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.5
Member
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6
The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower
door Robert Baer
228 leden
8 besprekingen
3.8
Member
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7
Iran een democratie van ayatollahs
door Hooman Majd
65 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.4
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Verklaringen
Bretzky1: Those this book is littered with factual errors and misinterpretations of American policies, it is worth a read to get an insight into the Iranian mindset and worldview.
8
Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran
door Reza Pahlavi
14 leden
3
Member
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9
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
door Stephen Kinzer
1,193 leden
22 besprekingen
4.1
10
Iran ontwaakt de geschiedenis van mijn land tussen hoop en revolutie
door Shirin Ebadi
552 leden
16 besprekingen
4
11
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
door Hooman Majd
427 leden
19 besprekingen
3.9
12
History of the Persian Empire
door A. T. Olmstead
349 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.6
13
My Uncle Napoleon
door Iraj Pezeshkzad
338 leden
8 besprekingen
½ 3.6
14
Vrouwen zonder mannen
door Shahrnush Parsipur
249 leden
6 besprekingen
3.8
15
Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution
door Nikki R. Keddie
154 leden
1 bespreking
½ 3.7
16
The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran
door Robin B. Wright
148 leden
1 bespreking
½ 3.7
17
Perzische Miniaturen
door Stuart Cary Welch
121 leden
1 bespreking
3.9
18
The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran
door Hooman Majd
103 leden
5 besprekingen
½ 3.7
19
Persian mythology
door John R. Hinnells
103 leden
½ 2.7
20
Iran: From the Earliest Times to the Islamic Conquest
door Roman Ghirshman
98 leden
3.1
21
Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic
door Ray Takeyh
90 leden
1 bespreking
3.8
22
History of Xerxes the Great
door Jacob Abbott
86 leden
½ 3.3
24
Iran, a People Interrupted
door Hamid Dabashi
78 leden
4.2
25
The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran
door Homa Katouzian
67 leden
3
27
Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah
door Baqer Moin
57 leden
3.2
28
In the Name of God: The Khomeini Decade
door Robin B. Wright
49 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.3
29
Khomeini's Ghost: The Iranian Revolution and the Rise of Militant Islam
door Con Coughlin
48 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 3.5
30
Zoroastrianism (World Religions (Facts on File))
door Paula R. Hartz
40 leden
3
32
Hunt for Paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran 1501-76
door James Allan
34 leden
5
35
After Khomeini : Iran under His Successors
door Saïd Amir Arjomand
30 leden
½ 3.5
36
Modern Iran since 1921: The Pahlavis and After
door Ali Ansari
27 leden
3
38
Crossroads of civilization : 3000 years of Persian history
door Clive Irving
25 leden
1 bespreking
3
39
Marriage on Trial: Islamic Family Law in Iran and Morocco
door Ziba Mir-Hosseini
17 leden
40
The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy
door Robin B. Wright
16 leden
41
Introduction to Persian Literature
door Reuben Levy
15 leden
3
42
Iran, Islam and Democracy: The Politics of Managing Change
door Ali M. Ansari
13 leden
44
Persian Cuisine: Traditional, Regional, And Modern Foods
door M. R. Ghanoonparvar
11 leden
4
45
Iran And Iraq At War
door Shahram Chubin
10 leden
3
48
Iran's Political Economy since the Revolution
door Suzanne Maloney
9 leden
50
Democracy in Iran: Why It Failed and How It Might Succeed
door Misagh Parsa
7 leden
51
Iran
door Banri Namikawa
7 leden
53
Great Britain and Reza Shah: The Plunder of Iran, 1921-1941
door Mohammad Gholi Majd
5 leden
57
Islam in Iran
door I. P. Petrushevskii
3 leden
59
Studies in Persian History: Essays in Memory of David M. Lewis
door Maria Brosius
1 lid
61
Simply Persian Cuisine
door Nadereh Naderi
1 lid
62
Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future
door Stephen Kinzer
106 leden
7 besprekingen
½ 3.4