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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Table of Contents:
- 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.
