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Historical settingbook chapter 1989 • Bakhash, Shaul & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Iran • Middle East > Middle East
This work is a detailed study of Iran's history from about the middle of the second millennium B.C. to 1985 A.D. The historical data ranges from Iran's first empire, the Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century B. C through the reign of the shahs Reza ...The economybook chapter 1989 • MacPherson,Angus & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Iran • Middle East > Middle East
In this document MacPherson presents a detailed study of Iran's economy from the 1920s to about 1988. The author notes that while politics and ideology have undergone many changes brought about by each successive regime in Iran, there has been relati...Vietnambook chapter 1989 • Cima, Ronald J. & Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Compiled by the author in conjunction with members of the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, this study presents a broad overview of Vietnamese ethnography from its early history (ca. 2879 B.C.) to approximately 1989, with a strong...Historical settingessay 1989 • LePoer, Barbara Leitch & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This chapter outlines the long history of Vietnamese people from ancient times, through centuries of resistance against Chinese domination and later on French colonialism, to the emergence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976....The society and its environmentessay 1989 • Shinn, Rinn-Sup & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This document is an outline of Vietnamese society and its environment from ancient times to 1987....The economyessay 1989 • Cosslett, Tuyet L. et al.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
An overview of Vietnamese economy from the unification of North and South Veitnam in 1975 to the reforms undertaken by the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party in 1987....Government and politicsessay 1989 • Cima, Ronald J. et al.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This essay describes government and politics in Veitnam with particular emphasis on various branches of the state and the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party....National securityessay 1989 • Pike, Douglas Eugene & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This article outlines the history of Vietnamese military institutions with particular emphasis on the Peoples' Army of Vietnam (PAVN) which, established in 1930s by a small group of nationalists, united the country in 1976....Iranbook chapter 1989 • Metz, Helen Chapin & Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Iran • Middle East > Middle East
This study is an attempt to treat in a concise and objective manner the dominant social, political, economic, and military aspects of contemporary (i.e., up to 1987) Iranian society. Sources of information included scholarly journals and monographs, ...The society and its environmentbook chapter 1989 • Hooglund, Eric J. & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Iran • Middle East > Middle East
This is a succinct analysis of Iranian society up to and following the Revolution of 1979. Although a wide variety of ethnographic topics are discussed in the text, major emphasis is on the population, the environment, language, culture history, ethn...Government and politicsbook chapter 1989 • Hooglund, Eric J. & Library Of Congress. Federal Research Division
Iran • Middle East > Middle East
Hoogland writes about the 1980s post-revolution Iranian politics. He examines the constitutional framework, political institutions, and political events of that period. He discusses the power and role of the supreme authority of the FAQIH, the Presid...National securitybook chapter 1989 • Kechichian, Joseph A. et al.
Iran • Middle East > Middle East
This is a thorough discussion of the Iranian military and law enforcement agencies, focusing on the post-Revolution period and including the Iran-Iraq War. The discussion includes foreign and internal political struggles and events....Russiabook chapter 1996 • Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon) & Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Russians • Europe > Eastern Europe
This study of Russia’s political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions focuses on the immediate lead-up and aftermath to the breakup of the Soviet Union in order to better understand the difficulties faced by its new polit...