Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Benjamin Medea)(Paperback)

Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Benjamin Medea)(Paperback)

Medea Benjamin is the author of the insightful and successful Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection. This book is perhaps the first non-academic look at the history of US and Iranian relations--giving a complex issue an accessible entry point for a general

Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic (Bajoghli Narges)(Paperback)

Professing Selves: Transsexuality and Same-Sex Desire in Contemporary Iran (Najmabadi Afsaneh)(Paperback)

Since the mid-1980s, the Islamic Republic of Iran has permitted, and partially subsidized, sex reassignment surgery. In Professing Selves, Afsaneh Najmabadi explores the meaning of transsexuality in contemporary Iran. Combining historical and ethnographic research, she describes how, in the

The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign Policy, and Political Rivalry Since 1979 (Vatanka Alex)(Paperback)

The foreign policy agenda and behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a critical challenge for the world. But where do the principal Iranian regime actors come from in terms of political background, experiences and interests? Which types of ambitions or policy conflicts have dominated and

Faith and Politics in Iran, Israel, and the Islamic State: Theologies of the Real (Goldberg Ori)(Pevná vazba)

Religious faith has been gaining in reach and influence throughout global politics over the last three decades, most prominently in the Middle East, and theologies of this nature are based on the understanding that faith in God is to be based, primarily and predominantly, on the realness of God's

Voices of a Massacre: Untold Stories of Life and Death in Iran, 1988 (Mohajer Nasser)(Pevná vazba)

In July 1988, the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to bring an end to the brutal eight-year war with Iraq. Over the next two months, under the orders of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, political prisoners around the country were secretly brought before a tribunal panel that would later become

Staging a Revolution: the Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Chelkowski Peter J.)(Pevná vazba)

A visual survey of the public myths and collective symbols used in the making of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the subsequent war with Iraq, from the fiery words of Ayatollah Khomeini to revolutionary posters, graffiti, slogans, murals, posters and

Iran Rising: The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic (Saikal Amin)(Pevná vazba)

On the fortieth anniversary of the 1978-79 Iranian revolution, a definitive political picture of the Islamic RepublicWhen Iranians overthrew their monarchy, rejecting a pro-Western shah in favor of an Islamic regime, many observers predicted that revolutionary turmoil would paralyze the country for

Ceramics of Iran: Islamic Pottery from the Sarikhani Collection (Watson Oliver)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated showcase of the rich and varied ceramic tradition of Iran Featuring a broad selection of objects from one of the most distinguished collections of Iranian art, this volume brings together over 1,000 years of Persian Islamic pottery. With more than 500 illustrations,

Iran (Oleynik Maria)(Paperback)

This new, sixth edition of Bradt's Iran continues to provide the most detailed background, history and cultural information available when visiting this 'Jewel of Central Asia'. Thoroughly reviewed to provide all the latest information, including security and language, this new edition includes

Iran: Empire of the Mind - A History from Zoroaster to the Present Day (Axworthy Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis and president Mahmud Ahmadinejad - a controversial figure within as well as outside the country - this

Iran: A Modern History (Amanat Abbas)(Paperback)

A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that

Revolutionary Iran - A History of the Islamic Republic Second Edition (Axworthy Michael)(Paperback / softback)

FULLY UPDATED THIRD EDITION, NOW WITH NEW POSTSCRIPT BY ALI ANSARI 'If you were to read only one book on present-day Iran you could not do better than this' Ervand Abrahamian, Times Higher Education For some 40 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation, sanctions, and

Reform Cinema in Iran: Film and Political Change in the Islamic Republic (Atwood Blake)(Paperback)

It is nearly impossible to separate contemporary Iranian cinema from the Islamic revolution that transformed film production in the country in the late 1970s. As the aims of the revolution shifted and hardened once Khomeini took power and as an eight-year war with Iraq dragged on, Iranian

Copper, Brass and Bronze of Iran: From the Late 14th to the Mid-18th Century in the Hermitage Collection (Ivanov Anatoli)(Pevná vazba)

In Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was collected almost by accident and has been correspondingly little studied and poorly published, though in recent decades the imbalance has been somewhat

Iran: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) (Axworthy Michael)(Paperback)

Since the beginning of recorded history, Iran/Persia has been one of the most important world civilizations. Iran remains a distinct civilization today despite its status as a major Islamic state with broad regional influence and its deep integration into the global economy through its vast energy

A Modern History of the Kurds (McDowall David)(Paperback)

The division of the Kurdish people among the modern nation states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran and their struggle for national rights continues to influence the politics of the Middle East. David McDowall's ground-breaking history of the Kurds from the 19th century to the present day documents

Washington Bullets: A History of the Cia, Coups, and Assassinations (Prashad Vijay)(Paperback)

Essays on acts of US imperialism, from the 1953 Iran coup to the 2019 ouster of Evo MoralesWashington Bullets is written in the best traditions of Marxist journalism and history-writing. It is a book of fluent and readable stories, full of detail about US imperialism, but never letting the

Showdown with Iran: Nuclear Iran and the Future of Israel, the Middle East, and the United States in Bible Prophecy (Hitchcock Mark)(Paperback)

The Threat of War with Iran Grows Day by DayBible prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock, PhD, is noticing a dangerous trend: the nation of Iran remains in the newspaper headlines for all the wrong reasons. In Showdown with Iran, he reveals why this rogue nation is so dangerous and how that connects to

Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran (Sternfeld Lior B.)(Paperback)

Iran is home to the largest Jewish population in the Middle East, outside of Israel. At its peak in the twentieth century, the population numbered around 100,000; today about 25,000 Jews live in Iran. Between Iran and Zion offers the first history of this vibrant community over the course of the

Iran Resurgent: The Rise and Rise of the Shia State (Abedin Mahan)(Paperback)

Iran has emerged from decades of isolation and struggle to become a leading, if not the pre-eminent, regional power. Iran projects its influence throughout the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. Moreover, Iranian diplomacy is active on the world stage, with long-term projects in Africa and

Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran-Iraq War (Farzaneh Mateo Mohammad)(Paperback)

Eighteen months after Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, hundreds of thousands of the country's women participated in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) in a variety of capacities. Iran was divided into women of conservative religious backgrounds who supported the revolution and accepted some of the

Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran (Pourshariati Parvaneh)(Paperback)

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation It proposes a convincing contemporary answer answer to an ages-old mystery and conundrum: why, in the seventh century CE, did the seemingly powerful and secure Sasanian empire of Persia succumb so quickly and disastrously to the

A History of Slavery and Emancipation in Iran, 1800-1929 (Mirzai Behnaz A.)(Paperback)

Slavery in the Middle East is a growing field of study, but the history of slavery in a key country, Iran, has never before been written. This history extends to Africa in the west and India in the east, to Russia and Turkmenistan in the north, and to the Arab states in the south. As the slave