

Understanding Iran
Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
Author: William R. Polk
Narrator: Paul Boehmer
Unabridged: 12 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 02/11/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Political Science, World Politics, Middle Eastern History
Synopsis
A former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Council, Polk describes a country and a history misunderstood by many in the West. While Iranians chafe under the yolk of their current leaders, they also have bitter memories of generations of British, Russian, and American espionage, invasion, and dominance. There are important lessons to be learned from the past, and Polk teases them out of a long and rich history and shows that it is not just now, but for decades to come that an understanding of Iran will be essential to American safety and well-being.