Book Series
Iranian Studies
New & Published Titles:
Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan
Anomalous Visions of History and Form
With the unleashing of the "War on Terror" in the aftermath of 9/11, Afghanistan has become prominent in the news. However, we need to appreciate…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43778-3 (Routledge)
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Iran in the 21st Century
Politics, Economics & Conflict
Iran is an ancient country, an oil-exporting economy and an Islamic Republic. It experienced two full-scale revolutions in the twentieth century, the latter of which…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43559-8 (Routledge)
Media, Culture and Society in Iran
Living with Globalization and the Islamic State
By exploring topics such as the Internet, print press, advertising, satellite television, video, rock music, literature, cinema, gender, religious intellectuals, and secularism, this unique and…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77216-7 (Routledge)
Sadeq Hedayat
His Work and his Wondrous World
Featuring contributions from leading scholars of Iranian studies and / or comparative literature, this edited comprehensive and critical edited collection provides detailed scholarly analysis of…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43403-4 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
The Politics of Iranian Cinema: Film and Society in the Islamic Republic
By Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad
To be published November 12th 2009
Continuity in Iranian Identity: Resilience of a Cultural Heritage
By Fereshteh Davaran
To be published February 26th 2010
New Perspectives on Safavid Iran: Empire and Society
Edited by Colin P. Mitchell
To be published March 30th 2010
Gnostic Apocalypse in Islam: The Literary Beginnings of the Babi Movement
By Todd Lawson
To be published April 1st 2010
Islamic Tolerance: Amir Khusraw and Pluralism
By Alyssa Gabbay
To be published April 27th 2010
Iranian Foreign Policy: Past, Present and Future Scenarios
By Abbas Maleki
To be published June 1st 2010