American Prestige Bibliography
Iranian history
Axworthy, Michael, The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant, I.B. Tauris, 2009
Islamic history (general)
Hodgson, Marshall, The Venture of Islam, The University of Chicago Press, 1974
Rahman, Fazlur, Islam, The University of Chicago Press, 1966 (2nd edition 1979)
US History, Cold War
Bessner, Daniel, Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual, Cornell University Press, 2018
Zoroastrianism
Boyce, Mary, Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Routledge, 2001
Kriwaczek, Paul, In Search of Zarathustra, Vintage Books, 2002
The Foreign Exchanges Companion 