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... $55.00
Disease, Dying, Death by M. R. Ghanoonparvar 0 Reviews 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... $25.00
Etymology of Caviar by Guive Mirfendereski 0 Reviews The word-origin of the term caviar has been a subject of Western scholarly curiosity as late as the mid-18th century. The lexical evidence of the term’s existence as hāvyār and khāviār in the Ottoman Turkish language dates back to... $35.00
Hedayat on Religion by Paul Sprachman, M. R. Ghanoonparvar 0 Reviews The most internationally recognized Persian fiction writer in the 20th century, Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951), was known as a secular intellectual whose controversial views on religion gained him both distractors and supporters in Iran, both during his life and... $45.00
Kurdish WomenThrough History by Shahrzad Mojab 0 Reviews 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... $45.00
SuperstitionsTranslated from the Persian by M. R. Ghanoonparvar by Ahmad Kasravi 0 Reviews Superstitions by Ahmad Kasravi reveals the passion of a man of reason who led an overall campaign against what he viewed as decadent ideas and beliefs in all aspects of society, including religion. While his criticism is mainly aimed at such beliefs in the... $28.00
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 animals... $55.00
The Resurrected by Joost R. Hiltermann 1 Reviews 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... $45.00
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
Three Philosophical EpistlesBy Sa‘īd b. Dādhurmuz (fl. 5/11) by Veysel Kaya 0 Reviews Sa‘īd b. Dādhurmuz is an eleventh century Iranian intellectual whose writings exhibit a combination of the three main theoretical disciplines in Islamic thought, theology (Kalām), philosophy (Falsafa) and mysticism (Tasawwuf).... $35.00