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Modern Iran - Keddie, Nikki R. - Yale University Press
  • Sep 08, 2003
    406 p., 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
    18 b/w illus.
    ISBN: 9780300098563
    ISBN-10: 0300098561
  • Paper
Political Science
History
Religion

Modern Iran

Roots and Results of Revolution

  • Nikki R. Keddie; with a section by Yann Richard
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Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005

Selected as a 2007 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries

In this substantially revised and expanded version of Nikki Keddie’s classic work Roots of Revolution, the author brings the story of modern Iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter century. Keddie provides insightful commentary on the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and the effects of 9/11 and Iran’s strategic relationship with the U.S. She also discusses developments in education, health care, the arts, and the role of women.

Nikki R. Keddie is professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles.

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