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.
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 ......
Iran is home to one of the largest Middle Eastern Jewish communities outside of Israel, numbering around 10,000 people today. This book explores the twentieth-century history of Iranian Jews as they grappled with global political movements and Iranian national identity. Over the course of the century, Iranian Jews were courted and attracted by ......
An ethnographic study of how Iranian documentary filmmakers navigate censorship and creativity to shape civic discourse. Iranian filmmakers have overcome significant obstacles to create a distinctive, globally renowned cinema. Filmmaker and educator Persheng Vaziri explores how documentarians, in particular, have developed a dynamic and creative ......
Energy Infrastructures and the Natural World in Making Modern Iran
Between the late 1940s and the end of the twentieth century, natural gas became Iran's bedrock energy source. Billed as a futuristic fuel for a future world power, gas became an avenue for the country's developmentalist ambitions. The ability to build technologically sophisticated infrastructures served as a powerful tool of state legitimation, ......
