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Amin Saikal



Amin Saikal is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Public Policy Fellow, and Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (the Middle East and Central Asia) at the Australian National University. He is the author of The Rise and Fall of the Shah (Princeton) and Modern Afghanistan. He lives in Canberra.

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Iran Rising: The Survival a...

3.71 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions
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Modern Afghanistan: A Histo...

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3.98 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions
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The Rise and Fall of the Sh...

3.24 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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Islam and the West: Conflic...

4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
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Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan...

3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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Iran at the Crossroads

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How to Lose a War: The Stor...

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How to Lose a War: The Stor...

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