The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran

1917-1919, 2nd Edition

Mohammad Gholi Majd

At least 8–10 million Iranians out of a population of 18–20 million died of starvation and disease during the famine of 1917–1919. The Iranian holocaust was the biggest calamity of World War I and one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. The 2003 edition of this book relied primarily on US diplomatic records and memoirs of British officers who served in Iran in World War I, but in this edition these documents have been supplemented with US military records, British official sources, memoirs, diaries of notable Iranians, and a wide array of Iranian newspaper reports. In addition, the demographic data has been expanded to include newly discovered US State Department documents on Iran’s pre-1914 population. This book also includes a new chapter with a detailed military and political history of Iran in World War I. A work of enduring value, Majd provides a comprehensive account of Iran’s greatest calamity.

University Press of America

Pages: 208 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6167-6 • Paperback • July 2013 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-0-7618-6168-3 • eBook • July 2013 • $42.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: History / Middle East / Iran, History / Military / World War I, History / Modern / 20th Century, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / World / Middle Eastern, History / Public History, Political Science / Country and Regional Studies

The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran

1917-1919, 2nd Edition

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Summary

At least 8–10 million Iranians out of a population of 18–20 million died of starvation and disease during the famine of 1917–1919. The Iranian holocaust was the biggest calamity of World War I and one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, yet it remained concealed for nearly a century. The 2003 edition of this book relied primarily on US diplomatic records and memoirs of British officers who served in Iran in World War I, but in this edition these documents have been supplemented with US military records, British official sources, memoirs, diaries of notable Iranians, and a wide array of Iranian newspaper reports. In addition, the demographic data has been expanded to include newly discovered US State Department documents on Iran’s pre-1914 population. This book also includes a new chapter with a detailed military and political history of Iran in World War I. A work of enduring value, Majd provides a comprehensive account of Iran’s greatest calamity.

Details

University Press of America

Pages: 208 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6167-6 • Paperback • July 2013 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-0-7618-6168-3 • eBook • July 2013 • $42.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: History / Middle East / Iran, History / Military / World War I, History / Modern / 20th Century, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / World / Middle Eastern, History / Public History, Political Science / Country and Regional Studies

Author

Mohammad Gholi Majd is the author of numerous books on Iranian history during the 20th century. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Cornell University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Iran in World War I
3. The Great Famine of 1917-1919: A Documentary Account
4. A Veritable Holocaust: The Decline in the Population of Iran
5. Depriving Iran of Food
6. The Financial Strangulation
7. Blaming the Russians and the Iranians
8. Versailles and the Onset of the Cover-up
Appendix
Index

Reviews

Majd brings the Persian famine, an issue that in the past has received very little attention, to the forefront.
— Middle East Journal

The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran

1917-1919, 2nd Edition

Mohammad Gholi Majd

The Great Famine & Genocide in Iran

1917-1919, 2nd Edition

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