History

Time periods and Eras in the History of Iran

• ANCIENT IRAN (Ancient Persian empires)

• MEDIEVAL IRAN (Iran in early Islamic times)

• EARLY MODERN IRAN (The Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar Eras)

• REZA SHAH AND THE EARLY PAHLAVI ERA (1925-1953)

• FALL OF THE SHAH AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC (1953-present)

  • Bibliography / Historiography:
    Kurzman, Charles. “Historiography of the Iranian Revolutionary Movement, 1977-79.” Iranian Studies 28, no. 1/2 (1995): 25–38. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4310916

Iranian Revolution - Digital National Security Archive "Glossary"

Iran in the 20th Century:

Primary Sources from Online Sources:

• Wilson Center / Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) Bulletin (1992-2012) 

• Wilson Center / Digital Archive "International History Declassified"