Iran
Title:
Iran
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Describes the ancient Persian empire and the influence of Islam in the 600s A.D., the reign of Shan Muhammad in the 1960s and 1970s, the Islamic revolution and war with Iraq, and terrorist activity associated with Iran.
Year Published:
2008
2008-2009
Series:
Physical Description:
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Always in the news -- Ancient Persia -- Persia and Islam -- Oil and modernization -- The fight for Iran's oil -- The shah's Iran -- The Islamic revolution -- A new dispute -- The Islamic republic -- The war with Iraq -- Hardliners and moderates -- Terrorism and the nuclear issue -- The future for Iran -- Factfinder.
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9780761431794
Publisher:
New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2008.
