Part One. A Shi‘i Empire

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. A Shi‘i Empire 31
6. Part Two. Reshaping of the Guarded Domains 177
7. Part Three. A Nation Recast 387
8. Part Four. A Contested Revolution and the Rise of the Islamic Republic 701
9. Epilogue 897
10. Notes 909
11. Further Readings 915
12. Index 945