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    A Modern History

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  • Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity, 1884–1914

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  • Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism

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  • Is There a Middle East?

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  • Writing Travel in Central Asian History

    For centuries, travelers have made Central Asia known to the wider world through their writings. In this volume, scholars employ these little-known texts in a wide range of Asian and European languages to trace how Central Asia was gradually absorbed into global affairs. The representations of the region brought home to China and Japan, India and Persia, Russia and Great Britain, provide valuable ... Leer más

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    Iran

    A Modern History

    de Abbas Amanat ...
    Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

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    41 hora 54 minutos

    This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, ... Leer más

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    Pivot of the Universe

    Nasir al-Din Shah and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896

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    When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A colorful, complex figure, he is frequently portrayed as indolent and self-indulgent. Yet he was in many ways an effective ruler who displayed exceptional resilience in the face of dilemmas and vulnerabilities shared by most monarchs of the Islamic world in the nineteenth century.In this ... Leer más

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