Iran: A Modern History

“It reflects a lifetime’s learning: he is one of the leading scholars of Iran. It begins in the sixteenth century when, after nearly a millennia of foreign rule, Iran re-emerges as a state with Shah Ismail I and the establishment of the Safavid dynasty. From the book, you get just how turbulent Iran’s history has been. During this period, there were something like five dynasties, three revolutions, just as many civil wars and serial—if short-term—foreign occupations..” Read more...

The Best History Books of 2018

Paul Lay, Historian