All Things Iran/Persia

Descrizione
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
di Elaine Sciolino
288 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.6
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2
A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra Affairs
di Theodore Draper
117 utenti
½ 3.4
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3
Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs
di Ray Takeyh
72 utenti
½ 3.3
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4
Viaggio di nozze a Teheran: [romanzo]
di Azadeh Moaveni
248 utenti
39 recensioni
3.8
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5
Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations and the Iran-Iraq War, 1979-1988
di James G. Blight
13 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.5
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6
The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower
di Robert Baer
228 utenti
8 recensioni
3.8
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7
The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge
di Hooman Majd
65 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.4
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Spiegazioni
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
di Reza Pahlavi
14 utenti
3
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9
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
di Stephen Kinzer
1,193 utenti
22 recensioni
4.1
10
Il mio Iran
di Shirin Ebadi
552 utenti
16 recensioni
4
11
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
di Hooman Majd
427 utenti
19 recensioni
3.9
13
My Uncle Napoleon
di Iraj Pezeshkzad
338 utenti
8 recensioni
½ 3.6
14
Donne senza uomini
di Shahrnush Parsipur
249 utenti
6 recensioni
3.8
15
Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution
di Nikki R. Keddie
154 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.7
16
The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran
di Robin B. Wright
148 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.7
17
Persian Painting: Five Royal Safavid Manuscripts of the Sixteenth Century
di Stuart Cary Welch
121 utenti
1 recensione
3.9
18
The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran
di Hooman Majd
103 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 3.7
19
Persian mythology
di John R. Hinnells
103 utenti
½ 2.7
20
Iran: From the Earliest Times to the Islamic Conquest
di Roman Ghirshman
98 utenti
3.1
21
Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic
di Ray Takeyh
90 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
22
History of Xerxes the Great
di Jacob Abbott
86 utenti
½ 3.3
24
Iran, a People Interrupted
di Hamid Dabashi
78 utenti
4.2
25
The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran
di Homa Katouzian
67 utenti
3
27
Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah
di Baqer Moin
57 utenti
3.2
28
In the Name of God: The Khomeini Decade
di Robin B. Wright
49 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
29
Khomeini's Ghost: The Iranian Revolution and the Rise of Militant Islam
di Con Coughlin
48 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.5
30
Zoroastrianism (World Religions (Facts on File))
di Paula R. Hartz
40 utenti
3
32
Hunt for Paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran 1501-76
di James Allan
34 utenti
5
34
Sayings of the Ayatollah Khomeini: Political, Philosophical, Social, & Religious
di Khomeini
32 utenti
0.8
35
After Khomeini : Iran under His Successors
di Saïd Amir Arjomand
30 utenti
½ 3.5
36
Modern Iran since 1921: The Pahlavis and After
di Ali Ansari
27 utenti
3
38
Crossroads of civilization : 3000 years of Persian history
di Clive Irving
25 utenti
1 recensione
3
39
Marriage on Trial: Islamic Family Law in Iran and Morocco
di Ziba Mir-Hosseini
17 utenti
40
The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy
di Robin B. Wright
16 utenti
41
Introduction to Persian Literature
di Reuben Levy
15 utenti
3
42
Iran, Islam and Democracy: The Politics of Managing Change
di Ali M. Ansari
13 utenti
44
Persian Cuisine: Traditional, Regional, And Modern Foods
di M. R. Ghanoonparvar
11 utenti
4
45
Iran And Iraq At War
di Shahram Chubin
10 utenti
3
48
Iran's Political Economy since the Revolution
di Suzanne Maloney
9 utenti
50
Democracy in Iran: Why It Failed and How It Might Succeed
di Misagh Parsa
7 utenti
51
Iran
di Banri Namikawa
7 utenti
53
Great Britain and Reza Shah: The Plunder of Iran, 1921-1941
di Mohammad Gholi Majd
5 utenti
57
Islam in Iran
di I. P. Petrushevskii
3 utenti
59
Studies in Persian History: Essays in Memory of David M. Lewis
di Maria Brosius
1 utente
61
Simply Persian Cuisine
di Nadereh Naderi
1 utente
62
Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future
di Stephen Kinzer
106 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.4