Great Empires of the Past: Empires of Ancient Persia Michael Burgan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burgan, Michael. Empires of ancient Persia / Michael Burgan. p. cm.—(Great empires of the past) Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60413-156-7 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-43812-784-2 (e-book)
1. Iran—Juvenile literature. 2. Iran—History—To 640—Juvenile literature. 3. Iran—Civilization—To 640—Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series. DS254.75.B87 2009 935—dc22 2009011154
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MICHAEL BURGAN has written more than 200 books including Buddhist Faith in America (for Facts On File), Cold War, and Colonial and Revolutionary Times. He has also written biographies of former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn, various U.S. presidents, and several scientists and explorers.
Historical consultant THOMAS G. URBAN received his Masters Degree in Northwest Semitics from the University of Chicago in 2000. He has been senior editor of serial publications in the Publications Office at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago since 1990. The Oriental Institute is a world renown publisher of books on the Near East, from Libya to Iran. |