Eminent Persians: The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979

by Abbas Milani

As the 25th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution approached, Abbas Milani realized that very little, if any, attention had been given to the entire prerevolutionary generation. Political upheavals and a tradition of neglecting the history of past regimes have resulted in a cultural memory loss, erasing the contributions of a generation of individuals. Eminent Persians seeks to rectify that loss. Milani's groundbreaking portrait of modern Iran...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815609078
• ISBN13: 9780815609070
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 2 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.8" x 7.6" x 10.7"