Price, Massoume,

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.



9781849723329




Electronic books.

DS254 / .I736 2012 DS254