As part of its "special report" on Iran in its Jul. 19 number, the Economist offers a useful recommended reading list featuring ten titles of recent books about Iran.[1] ...
1. Iran SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Economist
July 19, 2007 http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9466817 Besides those mentioned in the text, the author would like to thank the following for their time, help and insights: Akbar Alami, Mohammad Atriafar, Patrick Clawson, Richard Dalton, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Mehran Ghassemi, Bijan Khajehpour, Afshin Molavi, Karim Sadjapour, Barbara Slavin, and Hamid-Reza Taraqqi. SOURCES Answering Only to God: Faith and Freedom in 21st-Century Iran, by Geneive Abdo and Jonathan Lyons, Henry Holt/John MacRae Books. [2003; paperback 2004] Confronting Iran: The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East, by Ali Ansari, Basic Books/Hurst & Company. [2006; paperback 2007] Iran's Nuclear Ambitions, by Shahram Chubin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. [2006; paperback 2006] Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos, by Patrick Clawson and Michael Rubin, Palgrave Macmillan. [2005; paperback 2005] Iran and the Rise of Its Neoconservatives, by Anoush Ehteshami and Mahjoob Zweiri, I.B. Tauris. [2007] Iran: Ahmadinejad's Tumultuous Presidency, briefing by the International Crisis Group, February 2007. Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys Across Iran, by Afshin Molavi, Norton (U.S. title: Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for Freedom). [1st ed. 2002; paperback rev. ed. 2005] Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran, by Elaine Sciolino, Free Press. [2000; paperback 2001, 2005] Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation, by Barbara Slavin, St Martin's Press (forthcoming Oct 2007). Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic, by Ray Takeyh, Times Books/Henry Holt. [2006; paperback 2007]
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