Odyssey Books Maps: 2 books

Iran, or Persia as it was formerly known, has been a melting pot of civilizations for centuries. The Islamic revolution in 1979 and the subsequent Iran–Iraq war reduced tourism to a trickle, but in the last decade the country’s global significance with

Iran, or Persia as it was formerly known, has been of interest to outsiders for millennia. This revised edition offers historical and cultural information, brought up to date to reflect the effect of the recent landmark nuclear agreement, Iran's fraught relationship with Israel, and the greater reformist...