文档介绍：0465019205-text_Layout112/28/095:48PMPageipraiseforAHistoryofIran“[A],[Axworthy]beginsatthebeginningandtellsaverygoodstory.”—FinancialTimes“[AHistoryofIran]-tanceofstorytellingforIraniansinteachingabouttheirownhistoryandculture,uponwhichitshedssomuchusefullight.”—MiddleEastJournal“InAHistoryofIran,MichaelAxworthy,alecturerinArabicandIs-lamicStudiesattheUniversityofExeter,UK,providesaclear,swift-movingnarrative,detailedbutnotcluttered,thattakesthereaderbrisklydownthehighway(andmoresignificantbyways)oftwoandahalfmillenniaofPersianhistory....Itishardtoimagineabettertreat-mentofPersiawithinasinglevolumethanthis.”—Foreword“AfinediscussionofIranianprogressandatoppickforanylibrarystronginMiddleEasternstudies.”—MidwestBookReview“[Axworthy’s]workprovidesconsiderableinsightintohowthecountrygotwhereitistodayandusefulcontextforunderstandingthesome-,‘EmpireoftheMind’iswellworthreadingforanyonewho’sinterestedinMiddleEasternaffairsandtheirimpactontherestoftheworld.”—CharlestonPost&Courier0465019205-text_Layout112/28/095:48PMPageii“MichaelAxworthyisaloverofthingsPersian:theirhistoryasoneoftheoldestcontinuingcivilizationsintheworld,theirpoetry,,inhisbook,AHistoryofIran,understandsIranasbothanempireofthemind(adeeper,humane,reflectiveIran)andarevolutionaryIslamicempirewithaheightenedsenseofitsownuniqueness.”—JewishHeraldVoice“InvitingustolookbeyondthemenacingblusteroftheIranianpresi-dent,MahmoudAhmadinejad,AxworthycelebratesIran’srichhistoryoftoleranceandcreativeexpression.”—TheChronicleofHigherEducation“[Axworthy]ountthatconveysboththediversityandrichnessofthevariousempiresandculturalforcesthathaveshapedtheIranianpeople....Thisisanexcel-ingofapeoplewhoarepo