More than 50,000 new and old Arabic words. Various colloquial and scientific phrases.

Archival evidence of Russia’s relations with the Armenians begins during the reign of Tsar Alexei (1613-1645), the founder of the Romanov dynasty. The study includes some 400 documents from the archives of Russia, Georgia, and Armenia focusing the Russian...

This magnificent book may be considered one of the major publications on paintings of a modern Iranian artist. Massoud Arabshahi has chosen Avestan motifs as the background for his work. Reproduced here in brilliant color and superb quality are 80 original...

This is a love saga spanning here and the herefater; it is a journey of spirits toward immortality. Together, two lovers explore the city of Hamadan in northwest Iran, where the tomb of one of history's most remarkable thinkers, Avicenna [ Abuali Sina], lies.

Collection of articles.

Prior to being converted to Islam in the second half of the seventh century, Zoroastrian Iran (Persia) had developed a sophisticated legal system under Sasanian rule (226-651 C.E.). It possessed, however, no formal legal code, but, rather, collections of...

This work, a collection of seven essays, centers on classical Persian poetics, primarily the epic art of Ferdowsi's Shâhnâma. It combines traditional literary approaches with new comparative methods, especially those developed by Albert B. Lord in his...

This is a historical novel, a novel of facts. The characters and the plot are fiction, but historical events and political figures are real. It is set against a dramatic revolution in Iran whcih led to the overthrow of the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the...

Collection of articles by one of Iran's leading thinkers and social critiques of modern times.

Essential for understanding conflicts in the late 1970s Iran, this volume is a socio-historical account of the rise of the Islamic Republic in Iran. In this book, Mr. Banisadr, the first president of the Islamic Republic presents an indepth analysis of the...