TY - BOOK AU - Abrahamian,Ervand TI - History of modern Iran SN - 9781316648148 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Iran KW - History KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-223) and index; List of maps -- List of illustrations -- List of tables and figures -- Chronology -- Glossary -- A political who's who of modern Iran -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. 'Royal despots' : state and society under the Qajars -- 2. Reform, revolution, and the Great War -- 3. The iron fist of Reza Shah -- 4. The nationalist interregnum -- 5. Muhammad Reza Shah's White Revolution -- 6. The Islamic Republic -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index ER -