TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polk,William R.
TI  - Understanding Iran: everything you need to know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ahmadinejad 
SN  - 9780230103436
AV  - DS272 .P65 2011
U1  - 955 22
PY  - 2011///, c2009
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Iran
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-237) and index; Becoming Iranian -- Being Iranian -- Shahs, Ulama and Western powers -- From political revolution through social revolution to violent revolution -- The revolutionary regime -- The United States and Iran today and tomorrow
N2  - A historical account of Iran and the evolution of the Persian culture, predicting its eventual cultural and military dominance in the Middle East, while illuminating factors commonly misunderstood by the West, including the oppression of its citizens and their negative regard of Western policy
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