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  • Understanding Iran

  • Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
  • Written by: William R. Polk
  • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins

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Understanding Iran

Written by: William R. Polk
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Publisher's Summary

William R. Polk provides an informative, history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East. 

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.

©2009, 2016 William R. Polk (P)2020 Tantor

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