A presentation of scholarly work that investigates Iran's experiences with colonialism and decolonization from a variety of perspectives. How did Iran’s uniqu

The first comprehensive study of Iran's political and cultural interactions with Africa during the Cold War and decolonisation.

In October 1971 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, held a celebration to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the

In this book, Brian Urquhart charts the rapid progress of decolonization in Africa, the Middle East, and other areas of the Third World and describes some of it

Leading scholars demonstrate how colonial subjects, national liberation movements, and empires mobilized human rights language to contest self-determination dur