The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Iran

by Joseph Tragert, Gary W. Goldstein (Editor)

A comprehensive overview of this Middle Eastern country which leapt to world attention with the 1979 Islamic revolution that deposed the Shah. As well as covering the rise of the Ayatollahs, the book looks at how evidence of Iran's nuclear weapons programme affects its relationship with the world.

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Louis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Current version of Hitler and the main reason Afghanistan still has a large number of insurgents. This country gets nuked second! Sleeper cells, illegals in the US, anti-American dictator. "Islamic State of Iran", enough said.

[Anastassiya · Rating 2 out of 5]

First third of the book starts off with good old propaganda, pushing the political agenda where only possible...they wouldn't call something 'idiot's' for no reason ;)
Ignoring the intrusive brainwashing, the book provides a concise outline of Persia's history that one can build on.