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Books to learn about modern Iran? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I want to learn about how things became the way they are over there and what the people go through but, you know, not from someone in the CIA.

Edit: I got Iran: A Very Short Introduction from a library near me. Don’t at me. Before I’m through, gimme some recs or I’ll get another book and before you know it, I’ll have read all the lib books on Iran and y’all will have no one but yourselves to blame for turning me anti-Iran.

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[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All The Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer is a good place to start to form the backdrop of contemporary Iran

[–] LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

rat-salute-2

[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

Echoing that this is a good one

[–] fubarx@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Depends on how far back you want to go, but this one was written by a History Professor at Yale: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34152729-iran

[–] LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

I saw that at the library! This might be the next one (after Shah's Men). Thanks quokka-smile