$38.66
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2008
Summary
Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines there is a fascinating story of a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and enormous cultural importance. A nation whose impact has been tremendous, not only on its neighbours in the Middle East but on the world as a whole - and through ideas and creativity rather than by the sword.
From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141036298 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014103629X |
| Author: | Michael Axworthy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Michael Axworthy
Michael Axworthy is the author of The Sword of Persia and Iran: Empire of the Mind, which established him as one of the world’s principal experts on the country. He was head of the Iran Section of the British Foreign Office from 1998-2000 and senior lecturer and Director of the Centre for Persian and Iranian Studies at the University of Exeter. He died in 2019.
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