Books by Abbas Amanat
“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
Interviews where books by Abbas Amanat were recommended
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Thomas Cromwell: A Life
by Diarmaid MacCulloch -
2
Milk of Paradise: A History of Opium
by Lucy Inglis -
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Iran: A Modern History
by Abbas Amanat -
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Invisible Agents: Women and Espionage in Seventeenth-Century Britain
by Nadine Akkerman -
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Power, Pleasure, and Profit: Insatiable Appetites from Machiavelli to Madison
by David Wootton
The Best History Books of 2018, recommended by Paul Lay
The Best History Books of 2018, recommended by Paul Lay
From female spies during the English Civil Wars to the enduring distinctiveness of Iran, there is much left to be understood about history globally. Editor of History Today Paul Lay recommends the best history books that hit the shelves in 2018.
