Popular books about Iran.
With Iran in the news we have seen a growth in users looking for information about Iran. We have found the most popular web sites to buy books on Iran and the Iranian History.
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Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ahmadinejad List Price: $17.00 Sale Price: $8.95 |
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William R. Polk provides an informative, readable history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East. A former member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Council, Polk describes a country and a history misunderstood by many in the West... |
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A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran List Price: $26.00 Sale Price: $6.85 |
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A true story as exhilarating as a great spy thriller, as turbulent as today's headlines from the Middle East, 2010 National Best Books Award-winning A Time to Betray reveals what no other previous CIA operative's memoir possibly could: the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man inside their ranks who spied for the American government... |
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A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind List Price: $18.00 Sale Price: $5.78 |
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Although frequently vilified, Iran is a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and one of the oldest continuing civilizations in the world. Its political impact has been tremendous, not only on its neighbors in the Middle East but also throughout the world... |
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Lonely Planet Iran (Country Travel Guide) List Price: $25.99 Sale Price: $15.43 |
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Lonely Planet IranPause on the Grand Stairway at Persepolis and imagine trumpeters heralding your arrivalIndulge in rosewater ice cream as you stroll between centuries-old bridges in EsfahanBelieve it when you see it: check out the world's most unexpected ski resortsRent a room with a view in a mountain village and watch life unfold as it has for centuriesIn This Guide:Two authors, five months of on-the-ground research, 379 invitations to teaPacked with tips for overlanders, women, and solo travelersIncorporates Farsi words and script throughoutGet up-to-the-minute info from other travelers on the Iran branch of the Thorn Tree: lonelyplanet... |
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A History of Modern Iran List Price: $27.99 Sale Price: $18.00 |
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In a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic... |
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $7.99 |
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With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events, this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country’s elected prime minister, ushered in a quarter-century of brutal rule under the Shah, and stimulated the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and anti-Americanism in the Middle East... |
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The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $10.75 |
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Edited by Robin Wright, this compendium provides top-level briefings by 50 seasoned experts on Iran (both Iranian and Western authors) from some twenty foreign policy think tanks, eight universities, and six U... |
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $3.25 |
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A revealing look at Iran by an American journalist with an insider’s access behind Persian wallsThe grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, now an American citizen, Hooman Majd is, in a way, both 100 percent Iranian and 100 percent American, combining an insider’s knowledge of how Iran works with a remarkable ability to explain its history and its quirks to Western readers... |
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Iran: The Green Movement List Price: $17.95 Sale Price: $12.28 |
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"This was by far the largest street protest and demonstration in the history of Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The hundreds of thousands of upset supporters of the defeated reform candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi marched the streets of Tehran and other cities, defying the official protest ban... |
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Among the Iranians: A Guide to Iran's Culture and Customs List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $14.73 |
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Presents an inside look at the hidden rules that exist among Iranians, from polite behavior and the underlying notion of face to gender roles to the image that Iranians want to project to the world. |












