Books by Abbas Amanat

3. Abbas Amanat, Iran: A Modern History is for me (by far) the best general history of the country.  I like the cover too.

I have only browsed Abbas Amanat’s Iran: A Modern History , but it appears to be a very readable and highly useful 908 pp. overview of Persian/Iranian history, though less theoretical and conceptual than what an economist might be looking for.