Ervand Abrahamian
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Ervand Abrahamian is a historian of Middle Eastern and particularly Iran
ian history.
An Armenian
born in Iran and raised in England
, he received his M.A. at Oxford University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University
. He teaches at the City University of New York
(CUNY) where he is Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College
and the CUNY Graduate Center. He has taught at Princeton University
, New York University
and Oxford University. He is currently working on a book about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état for Cambridge University Press
. Abrahamian was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian history.
An Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
born in Iran and raised in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, he received his M.A. at Oxford University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He teaches at the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
(CUNY) where he is Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College
Baruch College
Bernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
and the CUNY Graduate Center. He has taught at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and Oxford University. He is currently working on a book about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état for Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
. Abrahamian was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.
Publications
- Iran Between Two Revolutions (1982),
- The Iranian Mojahedin (1989),
- Khomeinism (1993),
- Tortured Confessions (1999),
- Inventing the Axis of Evil
- A History of Modern Iran (2008).