Editors' Preface Preface Chapter 1 A Convergence of Land and Language (3500-550 BCE) Chapter 2 Iran and the Greeks (550-247 BCE) Chapter 3 Parthians, Sasanians, and Sogdians (247 BCE-651 CE) Chapter 4 The Iranization of Islam (651-1027) Chapter 5 The Turks: Empire-Builders and Champions of Persian Culture (1027-1722) Chapter 6 Under Europe's Shadow (1722-1925) Chapter 7 Modernization and Dictatorship: The Pahlavi Years (1925-79) Chapter 8 The Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-present) Chronology Notes Further Reading Websites Acknowledgments Index
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