At the Crossroads of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict by Stephan H. Astourian 0 Reviews 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 of... $55.00
From Columbus to Churchil by S. M. Ghazanfar (Editor), Robert Eddy (Co-Editor) 0 Reviews This edited volume presents a collection of essays on what scholars have called the “darker side” of some prominent Western historical figures. It is argued that our heroes are so firmly canonized for their “unquestioned greatness” that the discordant... $35.00
From Prophets of Doom by M. R. Ghanoonparvar 0 Reviews This book is an examination of modern Persian literature from its inception in the first decade of the 20th century to the present from a variety of perspectives, including within the context of the sociopolitical events and upheavals in the past 120 years as... $45.00
Of Serpents and Dragons in Islamic ArtNew and Expanded Edition. First in paperback. by Abbas Daneshvari 1 Reviews PLEASE NOTE: Hardcover is out of print. Please order this softcover edition. In the medieval Muslim world, the dragon was the most frequently represented fabulous beast. This applied across styles and media and in both sacred and secular contexts. Yet its... $45.00
Persia is My HomelandCompiled, Transcribed and Co-Edited by David Malcolm McDowell with Introduction, Notes, and Co-Edited by Thomas Miller Ricks, Ph.D. by Sarah Evans Wright McDowell (1893 - 1981) 0 Reviews The diaries, letters and essays are extraordinary and factual eyewitness accounts of Tabriz and Tehran’s social, military and political life in the tumultuous days and years of Iran’s Constitutional Revolution and Tabriz’s ten-month siege. She recounts the... $45.00
The Art of the Saljuqs in Iran and Anatolia by Robert Hillenbrand 0 Reviews 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... $55.00
The Safavid State by Willem Floor 0 Reviews 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... $55.00