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For #WorldBookDay - here is a selection of my favourite Iranian-related books. They have helped me in my work, wowed me with their words and kept my love for Iranian history alive. There are many others out there too of course but here is a selection 
1. The Persians by Homa Katouzian @yalepress - a great go-to book on Iranâs rich history from ancient to modern times. Supervisor shout out 
#Iran #iranianhistory #WorldBookDay
#Iran #iranianhistory #WorldBookDay
2. Tribal Politics in Iran: Rural conflict and the new state, 1921-1941 by Stephanie Cronin @RoutledgeHist @routledgebooks - an insightful history from below of Reza Shahâs rule. Shout out to my supervisor too. @OxfordMEC @StAntsCollege
3. Iran and the Cold War: The Azerbaijan crisis of 1946 by Louise Fawcett @CambridgeUP - a classic history of the Azerbaijan crisis, really situated Iran at the start of the Cold War. #iran #iranianhistory #coldwarhistory
4. In the Shadow of the King: Zill al-Sultan and Isfahan under the Qajars by Heidi Walcher @ibtauris - a highly detailed and rich book about the Qajar governor of Isfahan, the shah that never was. #iran #iranianhistory #qajariran
5. Russia and Britain in Persia: Imperial Ambitions in Qajar Iran by Firuz Kazemzadeh @ibtauris - a classic history of the Great Game and the imperial designs of Russia and Britain over Qajar Iran. #iran #iranianhistory #britishempire #russia #qajars
6. When they broke down the door by @faatwitt @MagePublishers - gorgeous book of poetry by my favourite poet and friend. Theyâll move you and break your heart. #persianpoetry #poems
7. Iran between two revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian @PrincetonUPress - no list would be complete without this. An incredible study of the Tudeh Party and Iranâs political development. #iran #iranianhistory #tudehparty
8. Nixon, Kissinger and the Shah by @RohamAlvandiLSE @OxUniPress - really establishes the Shah at the heart of US diplomacy during the Cold War. A gem for Pahlavi studies. #iran #iranianhistory #pahlavi #nixon #kissinger #coldwar
9. Both Eastern and Western: An Intellectual History of Iranian Modernity by Afshin Matin-Asgari @CambridgeUP - an accessible and highly readable intellectual history of Iran, examining the different ideologies from right to left. A joy. #iran #iranianhistory
10. And finally, the Emergence of Iranian Nationalism: Race and the Politics of Dislocation by @RezaZiaEbrahimi @ColumbiaUP - again, a readable and accessible examination of Iranian nationalism, touching on key themes such as Aryanism, otherness, pre-Islam and Islam. #iran
