Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis
by
Sussan Babaie, Talinn Grigor
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Since the Shah went into exile and the Islamic Republic was established in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, the very idea of monarchy in Iran has been contentious. Yet, as Persian Kingship and Architecture argues, the institution of kingship has historically played a pivotal role in articulating...