Iran (Nations in Transition (Greenhaven))
Looks at radical changes in social and political life in Iran throughout its history.
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Grade 7 Up-This series title focuses on the political history, strife, and upheaval that have rocked Iran-from the dissolution of the Persian dynasty through the Islamic Revolution of the 1970s to the nation of today. With clarity, brevity, and objectivity, Clark presents the basic conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims and the continuing power struggle that pits moderate elected President Khatami and the Majlis (elected assembly) against the conservative religious views of Supreme Leader Khamenei and the judicial Guardian Council. In addition, the unstable relationships of Iran with the world community, the United States, European Union, and its Middle East neighbors are examined. The 1979 hostage crisis involving the U.S. Embassy is minimized as a frustrated Iranian response when the U.S. did not extradite American-backed Reza Shah Pahlavi to Iran to stand trial for his repressive regime. Revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini is described as a charismatic but ineffectual head of state whose restrictive views united Iranians only in opposition to Shah Pahlavi and to aggressive Iraq. Sidebars offer biographical profiles and religious and cultural information. Average-quality, black-and-white, captioned photographs appear throughout. While Cherese Cartlidge's Iran (Lucent, 2002) offers a broader, more traditional overview of the nation, students will find Clark's political history valuable, readable, and enlightening.
Gerry Larson, Durham School of the Arts, NC
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gerry Larson, Durham School of the Arts, NC
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
..."students will find Clark's political history valuable, readable, and enlightening."
-- "School Library Journal" (January 2003)
-- "School Library Journal" (January 2003)
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- PublisherGreenhaven
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0737710969
- ISBN 13 9780737710960
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages112
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