The Persian Gulf States

Name: The Persian Gulf States
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Wendy McElroy & Sheldon Richman
ISBN: 9781433238307

Author: Wendy McElroy & Sheldon Richman

Series: The World's Political Hot Spots Series

Narrator: Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet

Unabridged: 2 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Knowledge Products, Inc.

Published: 03/25/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

More than half of the worlds oil comes from Persian Gulf states. Political instability and religious strife here threaten to interrupt the worlds economic routines. This presentation examines the history of Persia, Irans attempt to westernize, and the backlash of religiously fervent Moslems against the West and against each other.

Reviews

Goodreads review by B.J.

This is an incredibly short and concise overview of the history of the Middle East from Gilgamesh right up to the end of the Iran/Iraq war that lasted through the '80s. If you are looking for an introductory primer that comes across as fairly nonbiased (a tough thing to do in this part of the world)......more

Goodreads review by Gulo

This would be a fantastic read for people initially learning about the middle east up until 1979 (I say this due to the publication being 1992 and 1979 being a good ‘end of chapter’ for the region). If I were teaching a course on the middle east for a high school or even <300 level college course, t......more

Goodreads review by Samin

So many wrong facts regarding Iran and the pre-revolution are written in this book. This book is just a NO NO......more

Goodreads review by Liesl

Nice short consice summary of the history of the area without sounding judgmental or picking sides.......more