Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic, 2nd Edition by Michael AxworthyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 15 MBOverview: FULLY UPDATED SECOND EDITION ‘If you were to read only one book on present-day Iran you could not do better than this’ Ervand Abrahamian, Times Higher Education For some 40 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation, […]
A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind by Michael AxworthyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2.4 MBOverview: 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, yet its poetry insistently dwells on the […]
Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael AxworthyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 7 MBOverview: A major new and definitive work by the author of Iran: Empire of the Mind Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Tehran in February 1979 was a key moment in post-War international politics. A large, well-populated and wealthy state suddenly committed itself […]
Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant by Michael AxworthyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 6.73 MB | retailOverview: Nader Shah, ruler of Persia from 1736 to 1747, embodied ruthless ambition, energy, military brilliance, cynicism and cruelty. His reign was filled with bloodshed, betrayal and horror. Yet Nader Shah is central to Iran’s early […]
Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael AxworthyRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 942 MBOverview: The Iranian Revolution of 1979 was a defining moment of the modern era. Its success unleashed a wave of Islamist fervor across the Middle East and signaled a sharp decline in the appeal of Western ideologies in the Islamic world. […]