Iran: A Short History. Monika Gronke

Iran: A Short History. Monika Gronke

by Monika Gronke
ISBN-10:
1558764453
ISBN-13:
9781558764453
Pub. Date:
05/31/2009
Publisher:
Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
1558764453
ISBN-13:
9781558764453
Pub. Date:
05/31/2009
Publisher:
Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated
Iran: A Short History. Monika Gronke

Iran: A Short History. Monika Gronke

by Monika Gronke

Paperback

$26.95
Current price is , Original price is $26.95. You
$26.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

  • SHIP THIS ITEM

    Temporarily Out of Stock Online

    Please check back later for updated availability.


Overview

No country in the Islamic Middle East presents as unique and distinguished a history and culture as Iran, which has managed to maintain its inherent characteristics — some of them from pre-Islamic times — over the course of centuries of changing dynasties and rulers. The Shiite faith, the official religion of Persia/Iran since 1501, stands in contrast to the Sunni Islam which dominates the greater region. Although in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Iran endured ongoing political, military and economic pressure from European powers, Shiism and Persian culture remained intact and it escaped colonialism. And, following the revolution of 1979, Iran became the first Islamic Republic. Monika Gronke presents the history of this country from the Islamization of the 7th century to the present in a clear and lively style, and describes the cultural, social, and religious developments that shaped Iran and the Iranian self-image.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781558764453
Publisher: Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 05/31/2009
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 170
Sales rank: 983,646
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.39(d)
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews