Iran's diverse peoples : a reference sourcebook /
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 .
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.