Publisher's Synopsis
Refashioned by two revolutions in the twentieth century, modern Iran has been a nation of multiple ethnic, religious and linguistic communities at the crossroads of international politics, cosmopolitan intellectual exchanges, and conflicting national visions and ideologies. The Modern Iran Handbook will serve as an invaluable reference source for university libraries and textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses. It covers the development of the modern state and society, politics, the economy, culture and Irans place in the contemporary world.
