Iran
A Modern History
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Narrateur(s):
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Derek Perkins
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Auteur(s):
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Abbas Amanat
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, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
Abbas Amanat combines chronological and thematic approaches, exploring events with lasting implications for modern Iran and the world. Drawing on diverse historical scholarship and emphasizing the 20th century, he addresses debates about Iran's culture and politics.
Political history is the driving narrative force, given impetus by Amanat's decades of research and study. He layers the book with discussions of literature, music, and the arts; ideology and religion; economy and society; and cultural identity and heritage.
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"It is only sound that remains"
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As the publisher says, the author discusses literature, music, arts, ideology, religion, economy and society, cultural identity, and heritage. This breathes life, context, and breadth into an understanding of modern Iran.
Thorough as it was, the book leaves me wanting more, although at the start I couldn’t imagine having the appetite for more about Iran than the girth this book offered. A greater focus on foreign relations of the Islamic Republic would be welcome to shed light on its nuclear ambitions, regional influence, and its strategy about Israel. Perhaps the historian does not have sufficient archival material to feel confident about these topics because they are so contemporary, but internal politics of the same period have been discussed nevertheless and unsparing judgments made.
Understand Modern Iran with one book
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My only complaint was the lack of depth in covering foreign relations, especially in the post revolutionary era. Did Iran or did they not, and to what extent did the government fund terrorist groups and activity. The author does not even touch this issue.
Definitely recommend this book.
Excellent history of Iran from Safavid era to near present.
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The ending epilogue masterfully draws on common threads throughout ages and allows a reader with knowledge of current events to appreciate the qanat like undercurrents that have been in the making for centuries to surface.
The performance has frequent prononciation mistakes when reading the Farsi equivalent of some words but overall job well done!
Fantastic Vignette into Irans Modern History
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The story is told in details but with such narrative structure and accessible prose that one can think of this book as a historical novel whose hero, the savior of the castle is art, poetry and relentless resistance to hegemony.
The most intriguing part of the story is how with factually accurate examples, the author illustrates that today’s Islamic Republic is in essence on the same nation building and foreign resisting path that the Safavid and Pahlavi kings have tried before.
I wish all diplomats and politicians who deal with Iran be mandated to read this timely and important book.
An exquisitely told story of a surviving and thriving nation.
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