Iran: A Short History. Monika Gronke - Softcover

Monika Gronke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558764453 ISBN 13: 9781558764453

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

No country in the Islamic Middle East presents as unique and distinguished a history and culture as Iran, which has managed to maintain its inherent characteristics -- some of them from pre-Islamic times -- over the course of centuries of changing dynasties and rulers. The Shiite faith, the official religion of Persia/Iran since 1501, stands in contrast to the Sunni Islam which dominates the greater region. Although in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Iran endured ongoing political, military and economic pressure from European powers, Shiism and Persian culture remained intact and it escaped colonialism. And, following the revolution of 1979, Iran became the first Islamic Republic. Monika Gronke presents the history of this country from the Islamization of the 7th century to the present in a clear and lively style, and describes the cultural, social, and religious developments that shaped Iran and the Iranian self-image.

About this title

About the Author:

Monika Gronke, University of Cologne, is author of several books on Iran

Review:

"A very readable book with solid scholarship." --Buchprofile -- Buchprofile

"Extremely well done, very readable and useful...a lucid and conclusive structure divides the material into four [chronological] subject areas. Inside each section there are thematic subchapters, such as The Continuation of the Iranian Tradition, The Beginnings of Persian Literature, and Women in Modern Iran." -- --Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenländischen Gesellschaft

"The History of Iran helps us understand why mullahs rule today where for centuries emperors, Khans and kings of kings were in charge." -- Berliner Morgenpost

About this edition

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1558764453
• ISBN 13: 9781558764453
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 170