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Iran's topography, history, society, economy, and government are concisely described, augmented by photographs, maps, charts, and captions. ... Read more

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From ancient civilizations of 3000 B.C. to the election of President Mohammad Khatami five millennia later, Iran's history is a rich palette of conquests, invasions, occupations, and revolutions. Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook documents for the first time the major ethnic groups that emerged during each era and traces their evolution to the present day.

Written by a social anthropologist educated in Iran and England, this analysis presents vital statistics on the Persians, Kurds, Turks, Lurs, Assyrians, Arabs, and other pastoral and urban groups of Iran, highlighting their differing languages, religions, cultural practices, political agendas, and current problems. The settling of nomadic tribes, the unveiling of women, the Islamic Revolution, OPEC, Soviet intervention, Kurdish oppression—these and other contentious topics are all examined with respect to their impact on Iran's ethnic entities.

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Provides a basic introduction to contemporary Iran - the land that was ancient Persia. This book lets you imagine life in this land of earthquakes, sand storms, and extreme weather, from burning hot deserts to the humid shores of the Caspian Sea to freezing cold mountains. ... Read more

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An informative series that looks at countries in a state of transformation and assesses the benefits as well as the challenges of change. ... Read more

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Chapters: Greater Iran, Iranian Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Lake Urmia, Caspian Hyrcanian Mixed Forests, Balochistan, List of Cities in Iran, Elburz Range Forest Steppe, Sistan Basin, Al-Fakkah Field, Bahu District, Golden Crescent, Darab, Yadavaran Field, Fereydan, Sisakht, Historical Regions of Armenia, Mehrshahr, Ganjnameh, Taleghan, Talyshistan, Katale Khor, Persian Iraq, Dashkasan, Iran Standard Time, Gwatar, Arasbaran, Amarlu, Mughan Plain, Extreme Points of Iran, Iranian Plate, Joshekan, Turkmen Sahra, Garmeh and Jajarm, Gerrus, Rosta, Babung, Baghu, Lajan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 160. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Greater Iran (in Persian: Irn-e Bozorg, or Irnzamn "Iranian soil") refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence. It roughly corresponds to the territory on the Iranian plateau, stretching from the Caucasus to the Indus River in Pakistan and conform to the historical understanding of the full territory of "Iran." It is also widely referred to as Greater Persia in European languages, while the Encyclopædia Iranica uses the term Iranian Cultural Continent. Because the concept is a cultural one, representing regions settled by Iranian tribes, it does not correspond to any particular political entity, andbecause it represents a late Bronze Age dispersionpredates such political entities by many centuries. For the Sassanids, in whose 3rd century inscriptions the term 'Iran' first appears as a political concept, the multinational Iranian state included Asia Minor but excluded territories east of the two Iranian salt desert basins. This situation is however reversed in the cultural context, i.e. that of the Iranian nation. Richard Nelson Frye defines Greater Iran as including "much of the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, w...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3978097 ... Read more

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Iran. Iran (word), Geography of Iran, Provinces of Iran, Counties of Iran, History of Iran, Elam, Medes, Islamization in Iran, Abbasid Caliphate, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Iranian Revolution, History of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran?Iraq War, Politics of Iran, Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Judicial system of Iran, Guardian Council, Iranian presidential election, 2009, 2009 Iranian election protests, Foreign relations of Iran, Military of Iran, Economy of Iran, Energy in Iran, Ministry of Petroleum of Iran, Iranian oil bourse, Nuclear program of Iran, Demographics of Iran, Iranian peoples, Religion in Iran, LGBT rights in Iran, Health care in Iran, Culture of Iran, Persian language, Persian literature, Iranian architecture, Iranian art, Science and technology in Iran, Outline of Iran ... Read more

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Not for students of Iranian history
This book is NOT a serious source of information for scholars or people simply curious about this subject. It was not put together by scholars, researchers, or people who are at all knowledgeable about this field of knowledge.

This volume is literally a bunch of articles literally copied and pasted off Wikipedia literally as is, with literally no clean-up of text or anything else. Literally. The text is very clunky since it was not cleaned up or formatted properly. You can see arrows where on Wikipedia there were links, as well as 'citation needed' and other html markup. Foreign language text along with symbols are also missing from the printed text in this book.

There's nothing with with Wikipedia itself. It's a lovely source of free information, but it needs to be taken with a grain of salt due to vandals and people posting - intentionally or not - inaccurate information. To exacerbate the problem, the original subject of this book actually only makes up part of this volume. If you've read Wikipedia, you are familiar with how some words within the article provide links to other articles (for those curious and wishing to expand their research/reading) and while this can be helpful, not all of the links within any particular Wikipedia article are too relevant to the original subject matter. There is also often a list of other articles at the bottom of any Wikipedia article that are 'See also...' but these articles vary in relevance. Sadly, the 'editors' of this book simply click these links and copy and paste these articles, whether or not they're truly relevant (or even related) to the original subject matter, so a decent portion of this book actually has nothing to do with the original subject matter.

The pictures within this book are also poor-quality, shrunk down from their original versions on Wikipedia and made black-and-white. Diagrams and other technical images therefore become near impossible to read or study. The size of the actual book itself isn't very large, and is about the size of a larger-size paperback (the ones that measure about 8"x5.5" and are generally the next size of standard paperback after your common pocket paperback), and the text itself is actually hard to read on top of being poorly formatted (some pages actually have rather large gaps/blank spaces)

You're better off reading the original articles on Wikipedia for free, and if you wish for longer and more relevant books on this particular subject, you can look right here on Amazon for books written and edited by people who are genuinely passionate and knowledgeable about the subject. ... Read more

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Pack your bags! We're headed to Iran. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore Iran's sandy deserts and the ancient ruins of Persepolis, take a tour of famous places of prayer, and watch an Iranian soccer match! A special section introduces Iran's capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world. ... Read more

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This is a nice introductory overview of Iran, from its peoples, culture, customs to its religion and more!
If you look at a map of southwestern Asia, you will find Iran, a country that is surrounded by several countries and bordered by "three bodies of water."The landscape is varied with everything from mountains, plateaus, deserts to lowlands.If you were to visit the central part of the country where the Plateau of Iran is located you would have to endure almost unbearable temperatures that can reach upwards of 120 degrees Fahrenheit.The desert areas of the country are naturally uninhabitable due to sandstorms, but there are some "green spots" or oases where crops can grow.Mountainous areas such as the Zagros and Elburz Mountains are more temperate and livable. Tehran, the capital of Iran, is situated at the foot of the Elburz Mountains.

Iran is a country that is earthquake prone and has a special team call the Red Crescent that is sent in to aid earthquake victims.It is a land that "has many earthquakes every year," some of which "have destroyed entire villages." Not all of the land is barren and in places like the Caspian Lowlands "farmers raise rice, tea, wheat, and barley."As the producer of one-fourth of the world's oil, "oil tankers and other large ships are a common sight in Iran's waters."In this book you will also learn historical facts about Iran, you'll learn about its ethnic groups, religions, you'll get a glimpse at its historic places, you'll learn about Muslim and non-Islamic holidays and festivals, you'll learn a few words in English and Persian, you'll get to see some "fancy writing," you'll learn about their literature, family life, education, food, clothing and more!

This is a nice introductory overview of Iran, from its peoples, culture, customs to its religion and more.I liked the way many facets of the country were presented without going overboard on detail, but nicely incorporated enough detail to make it well balanced.The book was colorful, vibrant and had numerous photographs throughout the pages.There were numerous scattered sidebars and captions that were informative and added a lot to the text.Some were light such as the one on Persian Cats, while others such as the one on poets where it was stated that "The tales celebrate honesty, respect, and quick thinking," were more serious. In the back of the book there is a section of "Fast Facts," an index, a glossary, and additional recommended book and website resources. ... Read more

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Surveys the history, modern life, and industry of Iran. ... Read more

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Describes the history, geography, and politics as well as the social and cultural life of the people of this oil-rich Asian country. ... Read more

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The availability of new high resolution satellite data brings with it the need for new image analysis methods. Traditional pixel-oriented algorithms do not give credit to the spatial coherence of high resolution imagery. In particular, for detection and classification of man-made structures, object-based procedures are much more appropriate. The use of object features such as scale, compactness, orientation and texture, in addition to spectral characteristics, extends the possibilities of remote sensing satellite image analysis considerably.

This book describes recent progress in object-based image interpretation, and also presents many new results in its application to verification of nuclear non-proliferation. A comprehensive workflow and newly developed algorithms for object-based high resolution image (pre-) processing, feature extraction, change detection, classification and interpretation are developed, applied and evaluated. The entire analysis chain is demonstrated with high resolution imagery acquired over Iranian nuclear facilities.

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This softcover book has a laminated cover to help protect it during travel. It is a detailed guide to the sights and attractions of Iran. It also features color maps and photographs along with general information on the land and its people. Text entirely in English (including the maps). ... Read more