The Iranians : Persia, Islam, and the soul of a nation, with a new afterword by the author /

Mackey, Sandra, 1937-2015

The Iranians : Persia, Islam, and the soul of a nation, with a new afterword by the author / Sandra Mackey ; W. Scott Harrop, research assistant. - New York : Plume Book, 1998. - xxii, 442 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-426) and index.

Glory of Persia -- Invasion of Islam -- God and state -- Faces of authority: father, king, and cleric -- King and nation: Iran's first revolution -- Reza Shah: to the glory of the nation -- Shah and the Prime Minister: Iran's second revolution -- Shah and the Ayatollah: Persia and Islam -- Persian empire of Muhammad Reza Shah -- Double revolution -- Internal and external: wars for the Iranian nation -- Islamic government: religion, culture, and power -- Islamic republic of Iran: failed quest for justice.

0452275636 (pbk.) 9780452275638 (pbk.)


Iran--Politics and government--20th century.
Irán--Politica y gobierno--Siglo XX
Irán--Historia--Siglo XX

415 DS 318.8 / M157i 1998

955.05