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==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==
 
* Ferrier, R. W., ed. ''The Arts of Persia.'' (1989). 334 pp.
 
* Ferrier, R. W., ed. ''The Arts of Persia.'' (1989). 334 pp.
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* Foran, John. ''Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation in Iran from 1500 to the Revolution.'' (1993). 452 pp.
   
* Irving, Clive. ''Crossroads of Civilization: 3000 Years of Persian History.'' (1980). 223 pp.
 
* Irving, Clive. ''Crossroads of Civilization: 3000 Years of Persian History.'' (1980). 223 pp.
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* Kamrava, Mehran. ''The Political History of Modern Iran: From  Tribalism to Theocracy.'' (1992). 177 pp.
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* Katouzian, Homa. ''The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran'' (2009), scholarly survey
 
* Mackey, Sandra. ''The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation.'' (1996). 448 pp.
 
* Mackey, Sandra. ''The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation.'' (1996). 448 pp.
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===Ancient===
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* Allen, Lindsay. ''The Persian Empire'' (2005)
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* Holland, Tom. ''Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Persian-Fire-First-Empire-Battle/dp/0307279480/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259416793&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Katouzian, Homa. ''The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran'' (2009), scholarly survey
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*  Stierlin, Henri. ''Splendors of The Persian Empire'' (2006), art abd architecture
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===Medieval to 1900===
 
* Morgan, David. ''Medieval Persia, 1040-1797.'' (1988). 197 pp.
 
* Morgan, David. ''Medieval Persia, 1040-1797.'' (1988). 197 pp.
 
* Savory, Roger. ''Iran under the Safavids.'' (1980). 277 pp. covers 1501-1722 AD.
 
* Savory, Roger. ''Iran under the Safavids.'' (1980). 277 pp. covers 1501-1722 AD.
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* Foran, John. ''Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation in Iran from 1500 to the Revolution.'' (1993). 452 pp.
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===20th century===
 
===20th century===
 
* Abrahamian, Ervand. ''Iran Between Two Revolutions'' (1982).
 
* Abrahamian, Ervand. ''Iran Between Two Revolutions'' (1982).
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*  Burke, Edmund, and Yaghoubian, David, eds. ''Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East'' (2nd ed. 2006).
 
*  Burke, Edmund, and Yaghoubian, David, eds. ''Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East'' (2nd ed. 2006).
 
*  Dabashi, Hamid. ''Theology of Discontent. The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran'' (1993).
 
*  Dabashi, Hamid. ''Theology of Discontent. The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran'' (1993).
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* Kamrava, Mehran. ''The Political History of Modern Iran: From  Tribalism to Theocracy.'' (1992). 177 pp.
 
* Keddie, Nikki. ''Roots of Revolution'' (1981).
 
* Keddie, Nikki. ''Roots of Revolution'' (1981).
 
* Kedourie, Elie and Haim, Syvia G., eds. ''Towards a Modern Iran: Studies in Thought, Politics, and Society.'' (1980). 262 pp.
 
* Kedourie, Elie and Haim, Syvia G., eds. ''Towards a Modern Iran: Studies in Thought, Politics, and Society.'' (1980). 262 pp.
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