Iran's diverse peoples : a reference sourcebook /

Price, Massoume,

Iran's diverse peoples : a reference sourcebook / [print] Massoume Price. - Santa Barbara, California ; Denver, Colorado : ABC-CLIO, (c)2005. (Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, (c)2012). - 1 online resource (125 entries) : 47 images, digital files. - ABC-CLIO's ethnic diversity within nations series . - Ethnic diversity within nations. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Land and early history Islamic conquest The rise of Shi Islam Modernization and national identity Twentieth-century Iran Reform and counter-reform A new nation in the making Tribes and the state Great expectations Ethnicity versus nationality Backlash.

From ancient civilizations of 3000 B.C. to the election of President Mohammad Khatami five millennia later, Iran's history is a rich palette of conquests, invasions, occupations, and revolutions. Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook documents for the first time the major ethnic groups that emerged during each era and traces their evolution to the present day.



9781849723329




Ethnic relations


Iran--Ethnic relations.
Iran.


Electronic books.

DS254.5.P946.I736 2012 DS254.5.P946.I736 2012

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