Iran s nuclear program began in the 1950s but was slow to progress. Thank you for your generous support of the american iranian council and our mission of improving us iran relations. Drawing from an extensive cache of captured iraqi government records, this book is the first comprehensive military and strategic account of the war through the lens of the iraqi regime and its senior military commanders. Aug 27, 2011 the history of iran presented in her book is not exactly objective, but no matter. Abdolahs autobiographical novel sees irans recent history through the. Iran relations from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books books the guardian. Nov 22, 2019 the history books we loved most in 2019 span centuries, nations and wars. The more you know about it, the more the messes make sense, both in a historical and modern context. The osage murders and the making of the fbi vintage is. Jan 08, 2020 how america jumpstarted irans nuclear program thanks to a cold war strategy called atoms for peace, president eisenhower laid the foundations for the iranian nuclear weapons program. Even with news breaking daily in iran, the first book i send myself and other. The books appear in the original persian or farsi and have.
American contact with iran through the hague covers only legal matters. Historian ali ansari talks us through some of the most influential works about iranian history available in english. Jan 08, 2020 ali m ansari is a professor of history at the university of st andrews specialising in the history of iran and author of several books including iran. Pakistan serves as iran s protecting power in the united states, while switzerland serves as the united states protecting power in iran. We have been selling persian and english books about iran since 1979. The twilight war is an incredibly well researched and detailed book that covers the history of iranian and united states conflicts along with covert military conflicts. What you see on our site is only a fraction of the books we have available. Writing from an iranian rather than a european perspective, katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of iran with its political and social history. Contacts are carried out through the iranian interests section of the pakistani embassy in washington, d.
The united states and iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war since the 1970s. The iran iraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the history of the middle east. From the thirty years war to the ancient civilisation of iran, from angloamerican rivalries in the desert to the persecution of indigenous peoples, historians select their favourite books of the past year. Iran and the united states have had no formal diplomatic relations since 1980. From womanhood to nationhood, they challenge the construction of identity and mythology. An introduction to iranian history that goes beyond the current borders of the country to explore the idea of iran as a cultural entity, this comprehensive history traces the development of zoroastrianism and the rise of the persian empire to the revolution of 1979 and the current political leader and climate. Proper nonfiction history books, not historical fiction, about any period, event, area or topic you like. The iran united states claims tribunal located in the hague, netherlands was established for the purpose of handling claims of american nationals against iran and of iranian nationals against the united states. The us says the airbus a300 was mistaken for a fighter jet. In a radical reappraisal of iran s modern history, ervand abrahamian traces the countrys traumatic journey from the midnineteenth century to the present day, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the pahlavis, and the birth of the islamic republic. The 1979 crisis, when students take us embassy staff hostage, leads. The failure of american foreign policy and the next great crisis in the middle east, published by perseus books group.
Biography is not usually my favourite route into history, but david w. You may search or browse a small part of inventory of persian and english language books about iran. Discover librarianselected research resources on u. He spent a year in iran in the late 19th century and he wrote a book, a year amongst the persians, which was very popular. Deserves a spot on the short list of mustread books on united states iran relations. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Us iran relations and the iranian american community. Jul 20, 2011 the history of iran presented in her book is not exactly objective but no matter, these books are funny and moving. To fully understand iranians mistrust of the us and the uk in the modern era, look no further than the angloamerican. The history of iran, which was commonly known until the mid20th century as persia in the western world, is intertwined with the history of a larger region, also to an extent known as greater iran, comprising the area from anatolia, the bosphorus, and egypt in the west to the borders of ancient india and the syr darya in the east, and from the. He unrolled torah scrolls, strew them across the floor, and tore prayer books.
All of the textbooks have been posted by the iranian government on the internet. Second, persia in the bible was an empire that encompassed more than modernday iran. Lets protect and reward workers who are keeping america going. On 9 march 1904, kurdish bandits robbed and murdered benjamin labaree, a 38yearold american missionary, not far from mount ararat in the no mans land just inside iran s border with ottoman turkey. Ironically he had a chair in arabic at cambridge but his big passion was iran and the persians and he wrote a number of seminal texts on iranian history and literature. The politics of nationalism in modern iran cambridge university press, 2012. Additionally, gifts of the following amounts will provide. Mousavian offers a history of americaniranian relations that will be familiar to many. Persepolis comics, lipstick jihad, all the shahs men, no god but god, reading lolita in tehran, shah of shahs, iran. Iranian textbooks, content and context 2 executive summary the study assesses 85 textbooks of the islamic republic of iran for grade school, middle school and high school students. The iran contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of president ronald reagan.
The recent world events have introduced a new wave of books about iranians and in fact, there has been more written about iran during the past two decades than any other period in the history of literature. Zoroastrianism under macedonian and roman rule by mary boyce, a history of zoroastrianism. From the 14th century poetry of hafez to the 21st centurys reading lolita in tehran, iranian bbc journalist pooneh ghoddoosi discusses books that give an insight into the culture, society, and politics of iran. The 1977 new years eve toast came to symbolize decades of american friendship with a repressive regime that iranians increasingly despised.
Author terence ward grew up in tehran in the 1960s. Apr 29, 2020 what should we make of the claim that modernday iran is fulfilling the prophecies about persia. In 1973, the shah unveiled ambitious plans to install 23,000mwe of nuclear power in iran by the end of the century. The dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the u. The crisis led to lasting economic and diplomatic damage. Jan 06, 2020 the american warship uss vincennes shoots down an iran air flight in the gulf on 3 july, killing all 290 people on board. I didnt mean this to be a list of pop history, but i think its too late now, so you might as well go ahead.
The conflict between iran and america by kenneth pollack 5 the poems of hafez by shamseddin hafez, translated by reza ordoubadian the first book you chose, my uncle napoleon by iraj pezeshkzad, is one of the most beloved iranian novels of the 20th century and it has been hailed as a masterpiece of persian literature. Just wellwritten, wellresearched, informative and interesting books for historians, history students and history enthusiasts. Scores of books have been written by western experts, mainly american. What sets abrahamians account apart from other books on the subject is the exacting and scholarly detail with which the author gives to the background of the iran s nationalization of the oil industry, with a history of bp and its dealings with iran, influence on the uk and american governments, of the origins of the angloiranian oil company, better known today as british petroleum bp, and. The ten best history books of 2019 history smithsonian. The best books on iran five books expert recommendations. The books the trump administration should read to understand iran. A professor at harvard, mottahedeh has written an intellectual history as. On december 14, 2019, a white male entered the nessah synagogue in beverly hills, vandalizing the sanctuary. The best books on iranian history five books expert.
Abbas amanat combines chronological and thematic approaches, exploring events with lasting implications for modern iran and the world. The fascinating history and political lives of jews in iran. A captivating guide to the persian empire and history of iran, starting from the achaemenid empire, through the parthian, sasanian and. The new york times the dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the u. Third, a comparison of two maps will show this to be true. The best books on iran recommended by pooneh ghoddoosi. Five books that explain irans distrust of the west financial times. A very short introduction oxford university press, 2014.
How america jumpstarted irans nuclear program history. History is messy stuff, but much of it is, in fact, not ugly. List of books and articles about irancontra affair online. Les cosaques litteraires en action, censors remove books from the kings library, 18thcentury engraving. Aic is a nonprofit 501c3 organization and all contributions are 100% tax deductible. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the islamic republic. Jul 31, 2017 this authoritative and comprehensive history of iran covers the entire history of the area from the ancient persian empire to todays iranian state. Throughout history, iran has railed against external pressure while. The history of iran, which was commonly known until the mid20th century as persia in the western world, is intertwined with the history of a larger region, also to an extent known as greater iran, comprising the area from anatolia, the bosphorus, and egypt in the west to the borders of ancient india and the syr darya in the east, and from the caucasus and the eurasian steppe in the north to. Dec 24, 2019 as american jews and nonjews we should be outraged at how the trump administration is endangering iranian civil society and making their efforts for change much harder. Jun 17, 2019 a history of the american people by paul johnson 1997 at almost 1,100 pages, paul johnsons sweeping masterpiece tells the story of america from colonial times all the way through the last 20th. The united states supplied the tehran nuclear research center tnrc with a small 5mwt research reactor trr, fueled by highly enriched uranium heu, in 1967. When us president donald trump delivered his iran strategy speech in. This book the twilight war, by david crist, gives an extremely thorough and well researched history of the iranian us conflict from the revolution to today.
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