We have been selling persian and english books about iran since 1979. History of persepolis and the islamic revolution persepolis is an autobiographical comic by marjane satrapi about her early life in iran during the islamic revolution. The attempt to unravel the mystery of that broader history led naturally to an examination of the languages which were first, to our knowledge, spoken in that land. Iran s constitution recognizes islam, christianity, judaism, and zoroastrianism persias main. The first great dynasty in iran was the achaemenid which ruled from 550 to 330 bc. Second, the scanner hasnt done a great job because lines are wavy and pages are in various sizes. By prehistoric iran, we refer to the part of iranian history from the date of iran s oldest archaeological site discovered in northern iran and believed to be 800,000 years old upto the rise of the elamites in around 3200bc when iran becomes historical. The definitive history of iran, from the ancient persian empires to today. The blood of flowers by anita amirrezvani, the persian expedition by xenophon, persian fire.
A history of modern iran cambridge university press. From the tenth to the fourteenth centuries a number of persian historians wrote in arabic, the common academic language of the time, including the persian historian abu jafar muhammad ibn jarir altabaris 839923, author of tarikh alrusul wa almuluk, more commonly known as tarikh altabari history of tabari. Brief overview of the history of iran throughout much of early history, the land known today as iran was known as the persian empire. A chronology of key events in iran s history, from the first persian empire to the present. Michael axworthy, a former british foreign service officer and a lecturer in arabic and islamic studies at the university of exeter. The books appear in the original persian or farsi and have. The title, persepolis, refers to the ancient capital of the persian empire. 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. Avesta, also called zendavesta, sacred book of zoroastrianism containing its cosmogony, law, and liturgy, the teachings of the prophet zoroaster zarathushtra. After all, one of the best ways to understand another part of the world is to read works written by those who know it best, those who have lived it, those who have loved it, those who have shaped its histories. I ranib ook is the first and best iranian online bookshop, supply, and great source of persian farsi books. Bible prophecy russia, iran, turkey and allies against. The author tabari was born in the city of amol in the tabarestan mazandaran province of iran about 112 miles northeast of tehran. Iran in the bible history of persia and persian kings according to the bible.
He also works with the long view and he looks at religious historical developments. Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern asia. From the tenth century to the late nineteenth century, historical writing became one of the most revered and important literary traditions in the persian language. What you see on our site is only a fraction of the books we have available. Culture of iran history, people, clothing, traditions. After islam came to iran, wine drinking sometimes slipped from public view, but it never disappeared novelist mellow man. The history of iran presented in her book is not exactly objective but no matter, these books are funny and moving. 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. I am glad to see this documentary reveal the long 7,000 year history or iran and its importance in human history and civilization.
A beautiful distilled retelling of iranian history that flashes with insight on every page. Aug 27, 2011 the visual storytelling gives the books an immediate appeal and places them very much in the mainstream, accessible to many who would not normally pick up a book on iran. Subjects covered include travel literature, world history, current events, and traditional subjects such as the history of islamic civilization. Your first book is khomeinism by ervand abrahamian yes, abrahamian is one of the leading historians of modern iran. The clergys revenge a modern history of iran books. Axworthy explains how that outpouring of support for an end to tyranny in iran paused and then moved on to other areas in. The history of iran is bound up in the rise and oftenchaotic fall of successive ruling groups. All of the textbooks have been posted by the iranian government on the internet. Jalal matini, the editor of the most recent edition of the book, 3 sets the date of writing before 1107 ce. Tenthcentury persian poet ferdowsis long epic poem sahname book of kings, which is for the most part based on xwadaynamag, a middle persian compilation of the history of iranian kings and heroes from mythical times down to the reign of chosroes ii, is considered the national epic of iran. First, the good news for english speakers is that the book is in english, not german. Iranian history wikibooks, open books for an open world. A captivating guide to the barbarians of iranian origins and how these ancient tribes fought against the roman empire, goths, huns, and persians. The cypress tree is her first book, telling the story of 20thcentury iran through three generations.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Barks who does not know persian, first rewrites some of the old translations in english. Empire of the mind covers 3,000 years of iranian history in less than 300 pages. She has also been writing regular updates on the situation in iran for news desk. The writers of the four books of shia were iranian, as well as many other great shia scholars. The iran iraq war is one of the largest, yet least documented conflicts in the history of the middle east. They asked king herod the great for assistance in finding the child. He always writes very interesting things about the social and political history of the country and this book is actually a collection of essays that he has written on the islamic revolution and its aftermath. Iran was one of the nurseries of the wine grape, and, as empires rose and fell there, princes, priests, poets and people in ordinary walks of life all embraced wine in various ways. 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 the persian gulf and the gulf of oman in the south.
Then a symbol of modern living in iran, its aesthetic clashed with the traditional sensibilities. The essential problem lies in the fact that barks intentionally changes rumi, perhaps for the better, but at the expense of distortion and misrepresentation majid naficy. A very short introduction oxford university press, 2014. The domination of the sunni creed during the first nine islamic centuries characterized the religious history of iran during this period. The study assesses 85 textbooks of the islamic republic of iran for grade school, middle school and high school students. List of books and articles about iranian history online research. As noted above, if you study your history books you will find the only time in history iran persia has invaded israel was in 614 ad. His approach is sensitive and generally evenhanded, reflecting an interest in iran that in places borders on reverence. Young film makers remained in iran after the revolution to create masterpieces of film art, despite censorship restrictions. These works were often written in prose as well as in verse. After watching this documentary on iran and the birth place of civilization it is quite sad that united states politics, policy and energy wars have turned iran into such a negative place in the eyes of westerners. Mar 06, 2017 the books here are just a sample of iranian literature. This week in the magazine, laura secor, who is a contributor and is working on a book about iran, wrote a comment about mirhossein moussavi and ayatollah ali khamenei. She is a journalist, travel writer and broadcaster and coauthored the lonely planet guide to iran.
You may search or browse a small part of inventory of persian and english language books about iran. There are recommendations for books on individual countries, turkey, iran, syria, yemen, israel, and iraq and on jerusalem and palestine. Jul 20, 2011 kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books. Is there any particular period of iranian history that fascinates you. The books here are just a sample of iranian literature. In matthew, noble pilgrims followed a star to israel to pay homage to the newborn christ child see pilgrim. Thank you again, for scanning these invaluable books for the world. Others look at islamic militancy, the essence of islam and islam and modernity. Bible prophecy russia, iran, turkey, libya, and allies against israel russia, iran, and allies. This period was followed by the conquest of alexander the great from greece and the. Ancient persian and modern iranian cooking and ceremonies.
K amin mohammadi was born in iran in 1969 and exiled to the uk in 1979. List of books and articles about iranian history online. Discover librarianselected research resources on iranian history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. First, it was inordinately protracted, lasting longer than either world war, essentially because iran did not want to end it, while iraq could not.
The arab invasion of iran made a break with the past that affected not only iran but all of western asia and resulted in the assimilation of peoples who shaped and vitalized muslim culture. Why war with iran is justa horrendous idea youtube. A young woman standing in front of one of the first mass housing complexes in tehran in the 1960s. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. The name iran comes from aryan and is also mentioned in the ancient book of the zoroastrians, which was called the avesta. Abdolahs autobiographical novel sees irans recent history through the eyes of a father and son. Infoplease has everything you need to know about iran. Iran history, middle eastern history, books barnes.
Iran pronounced eerahn, formerly known as persia, is situated at the crossroads of central asia, south asia, and the arab states of the middle east. A modern history by abbas amanat, paperback barnes. In the 19th and early 20th century, the name aryan was used by europeans to mean all indoeuropeans. The heart of the persian empire of antiquity, iran has long played an important role in the region as an imperial power and as a factor in superpower rivalries. The history of ancient iran by frye, richard nelson, 1920. History and literature sociology novel psychology women glossary publications policy. In revolutionary iran, michael axworthy guides us through recent iranian history from shortly before the 1979 islamic revolution through the summer of 2009, when iranians poured into the streets of tehran by the hundreds of thousands, demanding free, democratic government. Im thrilled that there are so many books remaining for me to explore. Abbas amanat looks at the role that cultural, literary and intellectual ideas have played in iran s interpretations of political and clerical. Modern iranian culture owes itself in part to a renaissance in the 8th century. Iranian literature is as rich and varied as the rest of our millenniaold. Online shopping for iran history books in the books store. May 15, 2015 i second quora users opinion and highly recommend the cambridge history of iran series. In the 6th century bc, the first persian empire was founded by cyrus the great, which was overthrown by alexander the great some 200 years later, after which came a long chain of invasions from arabs.
The best books on iranian history five books expert. The extant avesta is all that remains of a much larger body of scripture, apparently zoroasters transformation of a very ancient tradition. Around 500 bc, presentday iran was the center of the persian empire. This video i created reflects iran during the time of the shah when it was a modern, socially free, and a progressive nation with a blend of western and traditional values which made it. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about iran s geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. Historically, iran has been referred to as persia by the west, due mainly to the writings of greek historians who referred to all of iran as persis ancient greek. Some of the worlds most ancient settlements have been excavated in the caspian region and on the iranian plateau. Iran in turn warns that it will begin increasing its. A number of our interviews deal with books on the role of islam in the middle east. A history of modern iran in a radical reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discoveryofoil,imperialinterventions,theruleofthepahlavis,and,in 1979, revolution and the birth of the islamic republic. History and literature sociology novel psychology women glossary publications policy philosophy religion mp3 audio books free books for iran pdf nonpersian books miscellaneous information. Iran history, language and culture world travel guide.
The iranian film industry is decades old, but in the 1970s it began to develop as a serious art form under the sponsorship of national iranian radio and television. Early history to the zand dynasty iran has a long and rich history. Here is the best place for presenting rare, old, new and precious titles to buy them through the earth biggest persian online bookstore. Jul 20, 2018 iran s majority centrallyplanned economy depends upon oil and gas exports for between 50 and 70% of its revenue. Michael axworthys excellent 2008 a history of iran. The politics of nationalism in modern iran cambridge university press, 2012. This article discusses the history of iran from 640 ce to the present. From literature to memoirs and historical books, discover our list of the best reads.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. In a history of iran, acclaimed historian michael axworthy chronicles the rich history of this complex nation from the achaemenid empire of sixth century bc to the revolution of 1979 to today, including a close look at irans ongoing attempts to become a nuclear power. History a thousand years of the persian book exhibitions. The domination of sunnis did not mean shia were rootless in iran. Seven faces of a civilization top documentary films. Its age clearly makes it a highly important record for conjuring history. The history of iran presented in her book is not exactly objective but no. Herod could not help them but asked the men to return with news of. The books appear in the original persian or farsi and have been examined in their native language. Kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books books the guardian. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. Axworthy begins his book with general information, including irans geographical position, its demographic structure, its weather, and the origin of the word persian, which comes from fars province in southwestern iran, home to irans most ancient archaeological sites, persepolis and pasargadae. A masterfully researched and compelling history of iran from 1501 to 2009 this history of modern iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation.
For the history of the region before the 7th century, see ancient iran. They cost a lot though in both ebook and hardcopy formats. The best books on iranian history, as recommended by historian ali ansari. The iranian revolution of 1979 placed shia clergy in positions of political power. Apr 10, 2011 this video i created reflects iran during the time of the shah when it was a modern, socially free, and a progressive nation with a blend of western and traditional values which made it a gem in. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. For a detailed description of the persian empire, see persia. Since the old persian kings had composed their inscriptions in three vii. The iranian government directly owns and operates hundreds of stateowned enterprises and indirectly controls many companies affiliated with the countrys security. History of iran simple english wikipedia, the free. Wise men of the east, also called magi, or three kings of the orient. Iran s economy is marked by statist policies, inefficiencies, and reliance on oil and gas exports, but iran also possesses significant agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. A history of iran, one of several recent books that aim to draw back the gloomy curtain of recent events, aims to increase the general readers awareness of the richness and uniqueness of the iranian heritage.
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