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Iran in the 21st century : politics, economics and conflict / Iran in the twenty-first century

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Iran in the 21st century : politics, economics, and conflict / Homa Katouzian and Hossein Shahidi -- Crafting a national identity amidst contentious politics in contemporary Iran / Farideh Farhi -- The dilemma of national interest in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Hamid Ahmadi -- From multilingual empire to contested modern state / Touraj Atabaki -- Dissent -- Three faces of dissent : cognitive, expressive and traditionalist discourses of discontent in contemporary Iran / Mahmood Sadri and Ahmad Sadri -- From motherhood to equal rights advocates : the weakening of patriarchal order / Azadeh Kian-Thiébaut -- Iran and the United States in the shadow of 9/11 : Persia and the Persian question revisited / Ali M. …”
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The politics of women's rights in Iran / by Osanloo, Arzoo, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…A genealogy of "women's rights" in Iran --…”

Political Islam, Iran, and the enlightenment : philosophies of hope and despair / by Mirsepassi, Ali

Table of Contents: “…Modernity beyond nativism and universalism -- 4. Heidegger and Iran: the dark side of being and belonging -- 5. …”

Wine culture in Iran and beyond

Subjects: “…Wine and wine making Iran History. sh 85146975…”
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Iran's weapons of mass destruction : the real and potential threat / by Cordesman, Anthony H.

Subjects: “…Weapons of mass destruction Iran. sh2010118430…”
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A history of modern Iran / by Abrahamian, Ervand, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…List of maps -- List of illustrations -- List of tables and figures -- Chronology -- Glossary -- A political who's who of modern Iran -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. 'Royal despots' : state and society under the Qajars -- 2. …”
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Revolution and Constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire and Iran. by Sohrabi, Nader

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Revolution and Constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire and Iran; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CONSTITUTIONALISM IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; THE GLOBAL, THE REGIONAL, AND THE LOCAL; The Synchronizing Global; The Descent to the Regional; The Local as Unique; OF STATES AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES; PRODUCTIVITY OF AMBIGUITY; HISTORY, CONTINGENCY, AND AGENCY; THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE; 1 Revolution and the Neopatrimonial State; FROM REFORM TO REVOLUTION; THE FISCAL CRISIS; THE YOUNG OTTOMANS; THE HAMIDIAN STATE; Patrimonialism, Neopatrimonialism, Rational Bureaucracy.…”
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The Persian Sufis (RLE Iran A). by Rice, Cyprian

Subjects: “…Mysticism Iran.…”
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Ibn Yamin (RLE Iran A). by Rodwell, E. H. H.

“…Routledge Library Editions: Iran.…”
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Javid-Nama (RLE Iran A). by Iqbal, Muhammad

“…Routledge Library Editions: Iran.…”
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Autocracy, Modernization, and Revolution in Russia and Iran. by McDaniel, Tim

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; A Contradictory Route to Industrial Society; One ; Historical Legacies; Two ; Autocracy in Russia and Iran; Three ; Dimensions of Modernization; Four ; Dilemmas of Autocratic Modernization; Five; The Cities in Revolution; Six; Autocracy, Landlords, and Peasants; Seven ; Cultures of Rebellion; Conclusion ; Structural Crisis and Revolutionary Dynamics; Select Bibliography; Index.…”
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The Epic of the Kings (RLE Iran A). by Firdawsī

“…Routledge Library Editions: Iran.…”
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Forbidden future.

Subjects: “…Artists Iran.…”
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Gilaneh / Gilane

Subjects: “…Feature films Iran.…”
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Poet of the wastes / Shaere zobale-ha

Subjects: “…Feature films Iran.…”
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The mix

Subjects: “…Film festivals Iran.…”
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Lahoot

Subjects: “…Short films Iran.…”
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The wind game / Windspiel

Subjects: “…Motion pictures Iran.…”
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Straight line of a circle / Khat-E Mostaghim-E

Subjects: “…Short films Iran.…”
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Ashkan, the charmed ring and other stories / Ashkan, angoshtar-e motebarek va dastan-haye digar

Subjects: “…Feature films Iran.…”
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The lady / Banoo

Subjects: “…Families Iran Drama.…”
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Women come out of the house / Zanan az khaneh

Subjects: “…Women's rights Iran.…”
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Warp Winding

Subjects: “…Drug addiction Iran.…”
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Iran's rocket and missile forces and strategic options / by Cordesman, Anthony H.

Table of Contents: “…Iran's Rocket and Missile Forces and Strategic Options ; Table of Contents; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. …”
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Beyond the Islamic Revolution : Perceptions of Modernity and Tradition in Iran before and after 1979. by Sheikhzadegan, Amir

Table of Contents: “…Table of Contents; Notes on Transliteration; Introduction; Part I: Main Intellectual Trends; Intellectuals and Society in Iran since 1953; The Trajectory of the 1953 Military Coup and the Course of Liberal Islam in Iran: A Sociological Analysis; Constructing and Deconstructing Othering: Polycentrism versus Westoxication in Iran; Part II: The Voices of the Less Visible; Insurmountable Hurdles to the Countering of Patriarchal Gender Discourse under a Clerical Oligarchy? …”
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Sociology of Shi'ite Islam : collected essays by Arjomand, Said Amir

Table of Contents: “…Shi'ite Religion and the Structure of Domination in Iran -- Hierocratic Authority in Shi'ism and the Transition from Sectarian to National Religion in Iran -- Three Decrees of Shah Tahmasp on Clerical Authority and Public Law in Shi'ite Iran -- Political Ethic and Public Law in the First half of the Nineteenth Century -- Imam Khomeini and the Constitution of the Rule of God in Contemporary Iran -- Part 3. …”
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Failing the crystal ball test : the Carter administration and the fundamentalist revolution in Iran / by Seliktar, Ofira

Table of Contents: “…WASHINGTON'S CHALLENGE: THE POLITICS OF THE PREDICTIVE PROCESS -- 4 In the Eye of the Storm: The Carter Administration and the Iranian Revolution -- THE CYCLICAL RIOTS: THE VIEW FROM TEHERAN -- THE CYCLICAL RIOTS: THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON -- THE MASS PROTEST: THE VIEW FROM TEHERAN -- THE MASS PROTEST: THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON -- THE GENERAL STRIKES: THE VIEW FROM TEHERAN -- THE GENERAL STRIKES: THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON -- THE ENDGAME: A VIEW FROM TEHERAN -- THE ENDGAME: THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON -- 5 Dealing with Chaos: The Carter Administration and the Successor Regime in Iran -- THE SHORT SPRING OF THE MODERATES: THE EMERGENCE OF A DUAL GOVERNMENT -- MAKING SENSE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY AFTERMATH: WASHINGTON'S GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED -- THE HOT SUMMER: THE FUNDAMENTALIST TAKEOVER -- WHAT'S IN A NAME?…”
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Iran's security policy in the post-revolutionary era /

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Fundamental sources of Iranian foreign and security policies -- ch. 3: Security decisionmaking in iran -- ch. 4: Major security institutions and their composition -- ch. 5: The military and Iranian society -- ch. 6: Impact on foreign policy -- ch. 7: Implications.…”
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Conflict and Development in Iranian Film. by Seyed-Gohrab, A. A.

Subjects: “…Motion pictures Iran.…”
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The rise of Islam

Table of Contents: “…Edmund Bosworth -- Economy and society in early Islamic Iran: a moment in world history / Richard W. Bulliet -- Oranges, quiddities and algorisms / Lutz Richter-Bernburg -- The cross and the lotus: the Armenian miscellany Patmut 'iwn płnjē k'ałak'i ('history of the city of Brass') on the periphery of the Iranian Oikoumene / James R. …”
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Guardians of the revolution : Iran and the world in the age of the Ayatollahs / by Takeyh, Ray, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Khomeini's ideology and Iran's grand strategy --…”
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Making sense of Iranian society, culture, and business by Yeganeh, Hamid

Table of Contents: “…Making sense of Iranian society -- 1. Iran and Iranians -- 2. Salient themes and trends in Iran's history -- 3. …”
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The Iranian reception of Islam : the non-traditionalist strands : collected studies in three volumes. / Iranian reception of Islam. by Crone, Patricia, 1945-2015

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Duet

Subjects: “…Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 Veterans.…”
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A colourful presence : the evolution of women's representation in Iranian cinema by Ghorbankarimi, Maryam

Subjects: “…Feminism and motion pictures Iran.…”
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Islam, democracy and religious modernism in Iran, 1953-2000 : from Bāzargān to Soroush / by Jahanbakhsh, Forough

Subjects: “…Islam and state Iran.…”
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The Western Christian presence in the Russias and Q?aj?ar Persia, c. 1760-c. 1870 by Flynn, Thomas S. R. O

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Persian historic urban landscapes : interpreting and managing Maibud over 6000 years by Esfanjary, Eisa

Subjects: “…Islamic cities and towns Iran Maybud History.…”
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Witches, whores, and sorcerers : the concept of evil in early Iran / by Forrest, Satnam Mendoza

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Iran nuclear accord and the remaking of the Middle East / by Entessar, Nader, Afrasiabi, Kaveh L.

Table of Contents: “…Iran nuclear negotiations : a substantive chronology -- The Iran nuclear accord revisited -- The nuclear accord and international relations theory -- The nuclear accord, international law, and the legal status -- Iran and the drivers of the nuclear accord -- The nuclear accord and the re-making of Iran's foreign policy -- The nuclear accord and the new Persian Gulf geopolitics -- The nuclear accord and regional conflict management : Syria -- The nuclear accord : the prelude to Middle East disarmament?…”
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