Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook [Hardcover]

Massoume Price (Author), Elliott Robert Barkan (Editor)

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Hardcover: 376 pages
Publisher: ABC-CLIO (July 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1576079937
ISBN-13: 978-1576079935
Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.4 x 2.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 499 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,449,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up–This comprehensive, thoroughly researched volume traces the origins and histories of diverse peoples of Iran from the earliest times and shows how these tribal and nomadic groups and non-Muslim religious minorities have fared under the various central authorities. Prices accurate and clearly written volume begins with a description of the land and its prehistory going back to 3000 B.C.; the latter two thirds of the work concerns events from the 20th century to the present day. Each chapter concludes with a summation; a time line; an annotated listing of significant people, places, and events; and a bibliography. The ethno-linguistic groups discussed are the Azerbaijani, Qashqai, Turkmen, Bakhtiyari, Baluchi, Kurds, Lurs, and Persians. The religious minorities considered are the Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Bahais, Jews, and Zoroastrians. The occasional black-and-white photograph or art reproduction is often too dark or fuzzy to show any detail. There are only a few black-and-white maps, none of which are particularly helpful. The dense text, especially in the early chapters, demands knowledgeable readers; the latter, more accessible chapters provide a fine, nonjudgmental account of the actions of the central government and the response of the minority groups. This volume is best suited to collections serving a Southwest Asian studies program or a large Iranian clientele.–Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
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