Iran : A People Interrupted

Iran's nuclear ambitions have thrust the country into the international spotlight, attracting media attention to a degree not seen since the late 1970s.Iran's population of 70 million people - a majority of it young and radicalised - sits atop one of the largest reserves of oil on the planet.A balanced understanding of this nation is vital to make sense of events unravelling in the region and this brilliant and lucid narrative, a full political and cultural history of Iran, fills a crucial gap in our knowledge.Now in paperback.