The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History (Oxford Handbooks)

academically written high level and comprehensive history of ancient and contemporary Iran

Great book, I'm a middle eastern and Islamic Studies scholar as well as persian and i love this text for historical information already

This is a outstanding book by eminent scholars in their respective fields. Some notable contributors are Prods Oktor Skjaervo, Daniel T. Potts, Kathyn Babayan and Touraj Daryaee just to mention a few. The book covers the whole history of Iran, the Iranian World, and the Persianate World in 16 chapters. It covers the Elamites, Ancient Avestan society, the Achaemenid Empire, Alexander the Great and his legacy in Iran, the Arsacid (Parthian) Empire, the Sasanian Empire, Early Islamic Iran, Medieval Iran, The Mongols in Iran, the Timurid, Safavid, Zand, Afshar, Qajar, and Pahlavi dynasties. The book ends with Modern Iran and has other useful features like a list of Iranian Dynasties, A bibliography in the end of each chapter, and maps. With few resources and books devoted to a general history of Iran and the Iranian World, this book proves itself as being invaluable to the study of Iran. A must read for Iranologists, historians in general, and the lay reader alike with a interest in this frequently overlooked culture and its contributions to World History.

This is an excellent book, with very well written chapters. Highly recommended