essay
Iran: an overview
HRAF • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2006 • Pages:
By: Beeman, William O..
Abstract
This document is a culture history of Iran from approximaely 1000 B.C. with the arrival of the Aryan peoples (Medes and Persians)on the Iranian plateau to the present day (2006 A.D). The summary is understandably brief in ethnographic coverage, but does give a comprehensive overview of some of the major features of Iranian society from one of the earliest periods in the region to the modern era.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1000 B.C. - 2006 A.D.
- Coverage Place
- Iran
- Notes
- William O. Beeman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-60)
- LCSH
- Iran/Iran--Social life and customs