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On June 24, 2005, after nearly ten years of supporting liberal reform, the people of Iran surprised the world by electing the conservative mayor of Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as their new president. Soon after, the new president announced Iran would restart its uranium enrichment program, drawing international criticism and condemnation from leaders in Europe and the United States. Many observers suspect it is the desire to produce not nuclear energy but nuclear weapons that lies behind Iran's controversial decision.
Ever since President George W. Bush described Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as the ""Axis of Evil,"" Iran has garnered increased international attention and threatens to become the new focus of European and American foreign policy. Now you can have at your fingertips up-to-date, must-know details on this complex, pivotal country-straight from one of the most trusted sources of information around the globe.
The first in a major new series from Encyclopedia Britannica, Iran presents a balanced, sophisticated examination of Iran's social, cultural, and political landscape, past and present. From the constitutional revolution to the hostage crisis to weapons of mass destruction, this thorough guide provides the necessary background to comprehend all the important, ongoing issues surrounding this enigmatic country.
Information on such leaders as Cyrus the Great and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, as well as on historical events like the Iran-Contra Affair and the Iran-Iraq War, place current developments into the broader context of world history, the Muslim world, the War on Terror, and the push for democratic reform in the Middle East. Every concise entry-from Afghanistan and Ayatollah Khomeini to Shari'ah law and the Shah-promotes the deeper understanding of issues and events that only Encyclopedia Britannica can provide.
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In his January 2002 state of the union address, President Bush broadened the War on Terror by declaring that nations attempting to produce weapons of mass destruction were part of the world-wide threat. He s pecifically named Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as an axis of evil developing nuclear, chemical, or biological weaponry, and he challen ged other governments to confront these states as well. This up-to-date resource examines Iran's historical, cultural, and political landscape from the Constitutional Revolution to Weapons of Mass Destruction. Explan atory passages on such leaders and historical events as Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the Iran-Contra affair place current ongoing developments into the broader context of the Muslim world, the War on Terror, and the push for democratic reform. Iran includes photos, maps, and brief, insightful essays on important relevant, issues by authors like Strobe Talbott.
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A major new series from Wiley and Encyclopfdia Britannica: sophisticated, definitive overviews of key subjects that any aspiring intellectual needs to know to understand the world
Now readers can have at their fingertips unbiased, up-to-date, must-know details straight from one of the most trusted sources of information around the globe. The first book in the series, Iran, gives readers the necessary background to understand important, ongoing developments in the Middle East's most volatile nation. With President Bush's second term inaugural speech signaling a devotion to the spread of democracy in the Middle East, international attention is turning to the White House's policy toward Iran. With entries ranging from Afghanistan and America to Women and Westernization, this balanced briefing examines Iran's current political and cultural climate as the country threatens to become the new focus of America's foreign policy.
Encyclopfdia Britannica, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading provider of learning and knowledge products as well as one of the world's most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable-from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.
Synopsis
On June 24, 2005, after nearly ten years of supporting liberal reform, the people of Iran surprised the world by electing the conservative mayor of Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as their new president. Soon after, the new president announced Iran would restart its uranium enrichment program, drawing international criticism and condemnation from leaders in Europe and the United States. Many observers suspect it is the desire to produce not nuclear energy but nuclear weapons that lies behind Iran's controversial decision.
Ever since President George W. Bush described Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as the "Axis of Evil," Iran has garnered increased international attention and threatens to become the new focus of European and American foreign policy. Now you can have at your fingertips up-to-date, must-know details on this complex, pivotal country-straight from one of the most trusted sources of information around the globe.
The first in a major new series from Encyclopedia Britannica, Iran presents a balanced, sophisticated examination of Iran's social, cultural, and political landscape, past and present. From the constitutional revolution to the hostage crisis to weapons of mass destruction, this thorough guide provides the necessary background to comprehend all the important, ongoing issues surrounding this enigmatic country.
Information on such leaders as Cyrus the Great and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, as well as on historical events like the Iran-Contra Affair and the Iran-Iraq War, place current developments into the broader context of world history, the Muslim world, the War on Terror, and the push for democratic reform in the Middle East. Every concise entry-from Afghanistan and Ayatollah Khomeini to Shari'ah law and the Shah-promotes the deeper understanding of issues and events that only Encyclopedia Britannica can provide.
Since 1768, Encyclopedia Britannica has been a leading provider of learning products and one of the world's most trusted sources of information.
www.britannica.com
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading provider of learning and knowledge products as well as one of the world’s most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable—from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.
Table of Contents
Note to the Reader.
Introduction by Stephen Kinzer.
Afghanistan: "Operation Enduring Freedom".
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud.
Armed Forces.
"Axis of Evil".
A Closer Look: Bush, Iraq, and the World, by Strobe Talbott.
Clerics.
The Constitutional Revolution.
Culture.
Cyrus the Great.
Darius I.
Dynastic History.
Ebadi, Shirin.
Economy.
Farsi and Other Languages.
Flag.
Iran-Contra Affair.
Iran Hostage Crisis.
Iran-Iraq War.
Iraq: "Operation Iraqi Freedom".
A Closer Look: Warfare in the 21st Century, by Peter Saracino.
Islamic Revolution.
The Islamic World.
Judicial System.
Khamenei, (Ayatollah) Ali.
Khatami, Mohammad.
Khomeini, (Ayatollah) Ruhollah.
Kurds.
Land.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
Mosaddeq, Mohammad.
Oil.
People.
Persia.
Political System.
Rafsanjani, Ali Akbar Hashemi.
Reforms.
The Revolutionary Guards.
Reza Shah Pahlavi.
Schools.
Shah 'Abbas I.
Shah Isma'il.
Shari'ah.
Shi'ites.
Sunni.
Tehran.
The United Nations.
A Closer Look: The UN Security Council, Edward C. Luck.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
The White Revolution (1963).
World Heritage Sites.
Xerxes I.
Bibliography
Index.