In a history of iran a leading expert on iran chronicles the rich history of this complex nation from the achaemenid empire of sixth century bc to the present day islamic republic in accessible prose michael axworthy explains the military political religious and cultural forces that have shaped one of the oldest continuing civilizations in the world concluding with an assessment of . Iran empire of the mind a history from zoroaster to the present day michael axworthy 45 out of 5 stars 67 paperback cdn 2266 next page what other items do customers buy after viewing this item page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 previous page iran in world history richard foltz 47 out of 5 stars 13 paperback cdn 2195 the shah abbas milani 45 out of 5 stars 179 paperback . In a history of iran a leading expert on iran chronicles the rich history of this complex nation from the achaemenid empire of sixth century bc to the present day islamic republic. Empire of mind a history of iran hurst in january 2007 as iran empire of the mind a history from zoroaster to the present day penguin november 2008 and in the edition under this review