This book adopts a thematic and comparative approach to shed light on the antagonism of these two nations. Its first part deals with the Armenian and Azerbaijani self-representation of their nations’ identity and historical territory. This is the core...

The topic of this book revolves around the four words that appear in its title, namely disease, dying, death, and trauma. Each chapter explores not only the above mentioned themes, but also questions of identity, loss of homeland, unrequited love and broken...

While in classical Persian literature one finds poems in praise of cities, in modern Persian literature, and specifically modern Persian fiction, we find merely a few cities in Iran that are indirectly and implicitly portrayed in novels and short stories, and...

Kurdish Women Through History, Culture, and Resistance is a study of the lives and struggles of Kurdish women in the past while also envisioning the social, cultural, and sexual transformation of gender relations for a future that is upon us. An...

NEW AND EXPANDED INTRODUCTION. The book offers much rich new material in the field of Iranian iconography, including bold metaphysical speculations on the theme of light metal work and pottery, in-depth studies of the meanings associated with various animals...

This is the fictionalized true story of a genocide as told by some who lived it – as victims, perpetrators, or witnesses.  In particular, it’s the story of two brave young men who were dragged to the killing grounds and, separately and...

This study shows that there was a shift in political and military power in the Safavid state, for which the basis was laid in the mid-16th century. The shift itself was formalized after 1590 through the reforms initiated by `Abbas I. The changes took three...