Iran a country study
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Library of Congress, Federal Research Division,
2008.
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Iran : |b a country study / |c edited by Glenn E. Curtis and Eric Hooglund. |
| 250 | |a 5th ed. | ||
| 260 | |a Washington, DC : |b Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, |c 2008. | ||
| 300 | |a 354 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Country profile -- Introduction -- Historical setting -- Ancient Iran -- Pre-Achaemenian Iran -- Immigration of the Medes and the Persians -- The Achaemenian Empire, 550-330 B.C. -- Alexander the Great, the Seleucids, and the Parthians -- The Sassanians, A.D. 224-642 -- Islamic conquest -- Invasions of the Mongols and Tamerlane -- The Safavis, 1501-1722 -- The qajars, 1795-1925 -- the constitutional revolution -- world war i -- the era of reza Shah, 1921-41 -- World War II and the Azarbaijan crisis -- Mossadeq and oil nationalization -- The post-Mossadeq era and the Shah's white revolution -- The Bakhtiar government the revolution -- The post-Khomeini era -- Geography -- Population -- Languages and peoples -- Structure of society -- The family gender issues -- Religion -- Education -- Health and welfare -- Historical background -- The role of government -- Human resources -- National output measurements -- The petroleum industry -- Mining, agriculture, forestry, and fishing -- Industry and construction -- Services -- Transportation and telecommunications -- Energy supply -- Fiscal and monetary policy -- International trade and the balance of payments -- Political dynamics -- Government institutions -- Political parties and civil society -- Human rights -- Mass media and the arts -- Foreign policy -- The armed forces -- Special and irregular armed forces -- Arms acquisition -- Internal security -- The military's relations with society -- Defense economics -- Military doctrine -- nuclear issues. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Iran. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Iran |x History. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Curtis, Glenn E. |q (Glenn Eldon), |d 1946- | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Hooglund, Eric J. |q (Eric James), |d 1944- | |
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