Simin Behbahani's collection contains some of the most formative work of twentieth-century Persian literature. Written over almost a half-century, much of her poetry reflects the traumatic experiences that have shaped Iranian history: revolution and war. Behbahani balances artful inquiry and shocking realism in both her language and imagery to ......
An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic
Presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near future. This title is suitable for undergraduates and the general public seeking to understand a country and regime that has mystified many outsiders for decades.
For years, Iranian academics, writers, and scholars have equated national development and progress with the reform of men's sexual behavior. Modern intellectuals repudiated native sexuality in Iran, just as their European counterparts in France and Germany did, arguing that transforming male identity was essential to the recovery of the nation. ......
Presents the survey of Iran's military history. This book shows that Iran's soldiers, from the famed "Immortals" of ancient Persia to Revolutionary Guard, have demonstrated through the centuries that they should not be underestimated.
An examination of the struggles of Iran's youth when education promises success only through loyalty to the regime, and how that loyalty manifests through ideological capital within regime-imposed parameters. Education is highly prized in Iranian society, touted as the key to success and influence. After all, the state's top leaders are ......
An examination of the struggles of Iran's youth when education promises success only through loyalty to the regime, and how that loyalty manifests through ideological capital within regime-imposed parameters. Education is highly prized in Iranian society, touted as the key to success and influence. After all, the state's top leaders are ......
A Diplomat's Extraordinary Journey from Poverty to Israel's Ambassador to the Vatican and Ireland
From a small village in Iran to a childhood spent in a ma'abarah (a refugee and immigration camp) in Israel, and ultimately to the marble corridors of the Vatican, Holy Land, Holy See tells the extraordinary journey of an Israeli diplomat who devoted more than four decades to serving his country. Born in Borujerd, Iran, and raised in Israel in ......
Tradition and Democratic Culture After January 6th
Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantu, Miguel Diaz-Barriga, Margaret Dorsey, Ehsan Estiri, Gary Alan Fine, Lisa Gilman, Jay Mechling, Whitney Phillips, Afsane Rezaei, Liora Sarfati, and Beverly Stoeltje The Folklore of Democracy: Tradition and Democratic Culture after January 6th is a compelling exploration of ......
Tradition and Democratic Culture After January 6th
Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantu, Miguel Diaz-Barriga, Margaret Dorsey, Ehsan Estiri, Gary Alan Fine, Lisa Gilman, Jay Mechling, Whitney Phillips, Afsane Rezaei, Liora Sarfati, and Beverly Stoeltje The Folklore of Democracy: Tradition and Democratic Culture after January 6th is a compelling exploration of ......