- Account of the Main Events in Persia during October 1912 to October 1913, An, by G. D. Turner. (1913-10) Overview of developments in Iran in 1913, with passing references to Abdu'l-Bahá and E.G. Browne.
- Baha'is and the Constitutional Revolution, The: The Case of Sari, Mazandaran, 1906-1913, by Moojan Momen. (2008-06) Accounts of the Constitutional Revolution in Iran have tended to ignore the role of the Baha’is. They educated people about the reforms envisaged and about the modern world, for which they were persecuted.
- British influence in Persia in the 19th century, by Abbas Amanat. (2003) Includes various mentions of the Bábí context. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Browne, Edward Granville: Persian Constitutional movement, by Kamran Ekbal. (1990) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Crossroads of Civilization: 3000 Years of Persian History, by Clive Irving. (1979) Passing mentions of Bábí history and the word "Bábí" being used as a label to tarnish political dissidents.
- Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914, by Taj al-Saltana. Abbas Amanat, ed, Anna Vanzan, trans. (1993) Passing references to the Babis in Amanat's introduction to, and in the autobiography of, Nasir al-Din's daughter.
- En Perse: La Constitution, by A.L.M. Nicolas. (1906-11) Three documents related to the first Iranian Constitution, with passing mentions of Babis.
- Exposition of the Tablet of the World (Lawh-i-Dunyá), An, by James B. Thomas. (2003) To fully appreciate the historical significance of the Tablet of the World, this essay first portrays the developing conditions in Persia and in the world that preceded this Tablet, then discusses its salient points.
- Footprints in the Sands of Time, by Shahla Gillbanks. (2019) Memoir of time as a Bahá'í in Iran and pioneer to other countries around the world, and a historical account of service in the United States, New Zealand, and Czechoslovakia.
- Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia, by A. R. Neligan. (1914) 2-sentence mention of Babis/Bahá'ís.
- History of Persia from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century to the Year 1858, A, by Robert Grant Watson. (1866) A review of the events that led to the establishment of the Qajar dynasty, with discussion of the Babis.
- Introduction to the History and Culture of Iran, An, by John Walbridge. (2002) The Iranian context of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions; the geography, history, and culture of Iran.
- Iran between Two Revolutions, by Ervand Abrahamian. (1982) Multiple references to the Bahá'í Faith, in an academic book of history.
- Left in Contemporary Iran, The, by Sepehr Zabih. (1986) Discussion of "urban guerilla warfare" pre-1979 with one passing mention of an unnamed Bahá'í businessman as owner of Export Bank.
- Paranoid Style in Iranian Politics, The, by Ervand Abrahamian. (1993) A seminal essay which mentions contemporary Iranian attitudes toward the Bahá'ís. Includes three other mentions of the Bahá'í Faith elsewhere in the book in which this essay was first published.
- Persia, by Richard N. Frye. (1968) Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Bahá'í schools in the early twentieth century.
- Persia and the Persian Question, volume I, by George N. Curzon. (1892) In Moojan Momen's "The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts" (1981), p. 45, the work is described: "One of the most remarkable books ever to appear on Persia…", reviewed through p. 47 and used many times beyond.
- Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, The, by E. G. Browne. (1910) Includes discussion of Bahá'ís and Bábís in "Attitude of Bahá’ís towards Persian Politics" (pp. 424-429) and "The Assassination of Nasiru'd-Din Shah" (60-62). Search text for Bábí for other references.
- Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, The, by E. G. Browne: Reviews, by Various. (1996/1997) Three reviews, published in CIRA Bulletin, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, and Journal of Islamic Studies.
- Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy 1831-1896, by Abbas Amanat: Review, by Sholeh A. Quinn. (1998)
- Religious Background of the 1979 Revolution in Iran, by Moojan Momen. (1995)
- Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform, by Negar Mottaheddeh: Review, by Jack Kalpakian. (2008) Book review that touches on the Islamic Republic's treatment of judgment day and how it relates to Bábí doctrine; the image of the Bábí as the internal, modern other inside Iran's national psyche; Qurrat al-'Ayn as a female equivalent of Joseph.
- Social Basis of the Bábí Upheavals in Iran (1848-1953): A Preliminary Analysis, by Moojan Momen. (1983) In the mid-19th century, Iran was shaken by unrest caused by the Bábí movement, which set off a chain of events that led on the one hand, to the constitutional movement in Iran, and on the other, to the establishment of the now world-wide Bahá'í Faith.
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