Michael Axworthy

Revolutionary Iran offers a comprehensive history of revolutionary Iran, providing essential insights for understanding the country today. For some 40 years, the Islamic Republic has withstood widespread condemnation, sanctions, and endured sustained attacks by Iraq in an eight-year war. Many policymakers today wish that Iran would somehow just disappear as a problem. However, with Iran's unwavering commitment to a nuclear...

An updated edition of the celebrated history of Iran from its origins to the present day, with a new postscript by Ali Ansari. Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the headlines, there is a fascinating story of a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and enormous cultural importance. A nation whose...