Iran (Persia)
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Abrahamian: A History of Modern Iran. Paperback
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  • History of Modern Iran. Paperback
  • Ervand Abrahamian
  • 264 pages, 29 halftones 2 maps 13 tables. July 2008. In a reappraisal of Iran’s modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic.

Adib-moghaddam: Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic. Hardcover
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  • Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic. Hardcover
  • by Arshin Adib-moghaddam
  • xi, 272 pages. 2008

Alexander: Travels from India to England. Comprehending a visit to he Burman-Empire and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, & in the years 1825-26. Cloth
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  • Travels from India to England. Comprehending a visit to he Burman-Empire and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey in the years 1825-26. Cloth
  • James Edward Alexander
  • 300 pages, 21 plates, maps. 1827, this edition 2000

Bahrani: Women of Babylon: Gender and Representation in Mesopotamia. Paperback
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  • Women of Babylon: Gender and Representation in Mesopotamia
  • Zainab Bahrani 2011
  • Paperback, 224 pages, 156 x 234 mm
  • Bahrani's detailed analysis of how the culture of ancient Mesopotamia defined sexuality and gender roles both in, and through, representation is enhanced by a rich selection of visual material extending from 6500 BC - 1891 AD. Professor Bahrani also investigates the ways in which women of the ancient Near East have been perceived in classical scholarship up to the nineteenth century.
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Boardman: Persia and the West. Cloth
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  • Persia and the West. Cloth
  • John Boardman
  • 255 pages, with 295 illustrations and maps, notes, index. 2000. In the 6th century BC, the early kings of the Achaemenid Persian empire, Cyrus the Great and Darius, sought a new style of monumental architecture and sculpture with which to distinguish their capital cities.

Brosius: The Persians. Paperback
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  • Persians. Paperback
  • Maria Brosius
  • 240 pages. 2006. The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest, Persians explores the period from the seventh century BC, to the seventh century AD, and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia.

Browne: Literary History of Persia. Hardcover. In 4 volumes. Cloth. i/p
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  • Literary History of Persia. Hardcover. In 4 volumes. Cloth. indian publication
  • Volume 1: From the Earliest Times until Firdawsi. xiv, 521 pages. Volume 2: From Firdawsi to Sadí. xiv, 568 pages. Volume 3: The Tartar Dominion (1265 - 1502). xi, 586 pages. Volume 4: Modern Times (1500 - 1924). xvi, 530 pages. All volumes with index and some illustrations
  • "Not so much a history of Persian Literature, as a history of the Persian people from a literary point of view"

Bruijn: Persian Sufi Poetry: An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems. Paperback
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  • Persian Sufi Poetry: An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poems
  • J. T. P. de Bruijn. 228 pages. 1997. Focusing on the poems themselves rather than on their authors, this very readable introduction surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry, and symbolic narrative.

Curatola: Persien. Kunst und Architektur. Hardcover, 19,5 x 28,5 cm
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  • Persien. Kunst und Architektur. Hardcover, 19,5 x 28,5 cm
  • Giovanni Curatola
  • 72 Seiten, 160 Farbabbildungen, Klapptafel. Hier sind neben dem Kunsthandwerk vor allem die architektonischen Entwicklungen von besonderem Interesse, im Rahmen derer unter anderem die Moscheen (Yazd, Nain, Isfahan, Tabriz), Mausoleen (Bukhara, Kharaqan, Sultaniyeh, Samakand) und Paläste (Marv, Mashhad) mit ihren reizvollen farbenfrohen blautürkisen Fliesen und Ziegeln vorgestellt werden.

Curtis: Ancient Persia. Revised edition
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  • Ancient Persia. Paperback. Revised edition. ca. 24x19cm
  • Curtis
  • 96 pages, 50 colour and 40 bw illustrations. In this 2nd revised edition, the author traces the history, archaeology and art from the growth of settled communities around 6000 BC to the beginning of the Islamic period in the seventh century AD. Illustrated throughout with examples drawn from the British Museum's collection

Curtis: Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia. Paperback
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  • Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia. Paperback
  • Author J.E. Curtis
  • 224 pages, 300 illustrations, (250 in colour). 2005. Provides an insight into the wealth and splendour of Persian society - its rich palaces, exquisite craftsmanship and sophisticated learning. Remains from the royal sites of Susa and Persepolis provide a major focus in this illustrated catalogue. It includes sections on the expansion of the Persian Empire; arms and warfare; and trade and commerce

Desai: Arabic, Persian, and Urdu Inscriptions of West India. A Topographical List. Cloth
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  • Arabic, Persian, and Urdu Inscriptions of West India. A Topographical List. Cloth, ca.22x29cm
  • Z.A. Desai
  • xxiv, 284 pages, indexes. 1999

Ferdowsi: Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Paperback
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  • Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. Paperback
  • by Ferdowsi, Abolqasem / Davis, Dick (TRN) / Nafisi, Azar (FRW)
  • 886 pages. 2007

Junker: Persisch - Deutsch Wörterbuch. 9., unveränderte Auflage. Gebunden
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  • Persisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch. 9., unveränderte Auflage, 2002. Gebunden
  • Heinrich F.J. Junker, Bozorg Alavi
  • xii, 864 Seiten. Das Wörterbuch enthält etwa 50000 Einzelwörter, Ableitungen und Wendungen und ist vorwiegend für den praktischen Gebrauch bestimmt. Bei jedem Stichwort ist neben der persischen Schreibweise, die Aussprache in Umschrift angegeben, gefolgt von der entsprechenden deutschen Bedeutung

Katouzian: The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran. Paperback
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  • Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran. Paperback
  • by Homa Katouzian. 448 pages, 32 illustrations. 2010
  • This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed expert, covers the entire history of the area from the foundation of the ancient Persian Empire to today's Iranian state. Writing from an Iranian rather than a European perspective, Katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Iran with its political and social history.
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Khan: Historical Heritage. A Bibliogaphical Survey of the Rare Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Research Institute Rajasthan, TONK. Hardback. i.p.
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  • Historical Heritage. A Bibliogaphical Survey of the Rare Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Research Institute Rajasthan, TONK. Hardback. Even for an indian publication it looks very old
  • Edited by Shaukat Ali Khan
  • 123 pages, with index. 1980

Koch: Frauen und Schlangen. Geheimnisvolle Kultur der Elamer in Alt-Iran. Gebunden
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  • Frauen und Schlangen. Geheimnisvolle Kultur der Elamer in Alt-Iran. Gebunden
  • Heidemarie Koch
  • 188 Seiten, 170 Farbabbildungen. 2007. Im 5. bis 1. Jt. v. Chr. hatte sich in Alt-Iran eine Hochkultur herausgebildet, die Kultur der Elamer. Sie trugen entscheidend zur Entwicklung der Schrift bei. Verwaltung, Historiographie, Dichtung und Wissenschaft haben im Iran ihre Wurzeln. Frauen hatten in dieser Gesellschaft eine ganz besondere Bedeutung; sie bestimmten den legitimen Thronfolger. Schlangen waren allgegenwärtig in der Symbolwelt des Göttlichen

Kuhrt: The Persian Empire. A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period. Paperback
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  • The Persian Empire. A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period
  • Amelie Kuhrt 2009. Paperback, 1072 pages, Illustrations, maps, 246 x 189 mm
  • Amelie Kuhrt presents here an unprecedented collection of key texts to form a complete and balanced representation of all aspects of the empire, in her own translations from their original Greek, Old Persian, Akkadian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Egyptian or Latin. Kuhrt selects from classical writers, the Old Testament, royal inscriptions, administrative documents and Babylonian historical writing, as well as examining evidence from archaeological sites. All material is accompanied by a detailed introduction to the sources and guidelines to their interpretation.
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Osanloo: The Politics of Women's Rights in Iran. Paperback
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  • Politics of Women's Rights in Iran. Paperback
  • Arzoo Osanloo. 272 pages, 1 line illustration. 2009

Palmer: A Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language
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  • Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language. Hardcover
  • E.H. Palmer
  • 722 columns. 1991 (Reprint)

Perdue: The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Paperback
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  • Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Paperback
  • by Leo G. Perdue
  • x, 502 pages. 2008. Leo Perdue here argues from a sociohistorical approach that the proper understanding of ancient wisdom literature requires one to move out of the realm of philosophical idealism into the flesh and blood of human history.

Piotrovsky, Veen, a.o.: Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover
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  • Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover
  • by Mikhail Piotrovsky, Ernst W. Veen, Boele, a.o.
  • 127 pages. 2007

Potts: The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback
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  • Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback
  • by D.T. Potts. 490 pages, many illustrations, plates, tables. 1999. An up-to-date survey of the archaeology and history of Elam, in the ancient Near East.

Rafiee: Colloquial Persian: A Complete Language Course. New Edition. Complete set: Book, CD
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  • Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners. New Edition. Book, CD
  • by Abdi Rafiee
  • 2007. This new edition of Colloquial Persian offers an up-to-date, step-by-step approach to the written and spoken language of Iran, also known as Farsi. Ideal for beginners, the course also highlights important cultural aspects of communicating in Persian. Learning to read and write Persian script is made as easy as possible. For those who wish to learn to speak Persian without studying the script, Romanization is included throughout.

Rafiee: Colloquial Persian: A Complete Language Course. Paperback
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  • Colloquial Persian: A Complete Language Course. Paperback
  • by Abdi Rafiee
  • 304 pages, with a Persian-English and an English-Persian glossary. 2006. Written by an experienced teacher of the language, this new edition of Colloquial Persian offers an up-to-date, step-by-step approach to the written and spoken language of Iran, also known as Farsi.

Smith: Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. Paperback
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  • Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. Paperback
    by Benjamin Smith
  • x, 243 pages

Steingass: A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be met with in Persian Literature. Cloth
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  • Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be met with in Persian Literature. Being Johnson and Richardson's Persian, Arabic & English Dictionary. Revised, enlarged and entirely reconstructed. Cloth. ca. 19x24cm.
  • by F. Steingass
  • viii, 1539 pages, all entries are also transliterated. 10th impression, 2008

Stevenson: Celebration at Persepolis. Hardcover
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  • Celebration at Persepolis. Hardcover
  • by Michael Stevenson
  • 2008

Weiss: Iran: Land der Rosen und des Schleiers. Gebunden
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  • Iran: Land der Rosen und des Schleiers. Gebunden. ca. 33 x 24 cm
  • Walter M. Weiss; Kurt-Michael Westermann
  • 207 Seiten, zahlreiche meist farbigen Fotos und 1 Übersichts-Karte. 2000. Dieser Band stellt auf feinfühlige Weise ein Land vor, dessen Bild aus europäischer Sicht wie kaum ein zweites von Klischees geprägt ist. Eindrücklich wird vermittelt, auf welch traditions- und facettenreiches Erbe diese Kulturnation zurückblickt, welche grandiosen Landschaften der Iran zu bieten hat und wie warmherzig die Menschen dort Gäste zu empfangen pflegen

Wiesehöfer: Das Antike Persien. Von 550 vor Christus bis 650 nach Christus. Kartoniert
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  • Antike Persien. Von 550 vor Christus bis 650 nach Christus. 1998. Kartoniert
  • Josef Wiesehöfer
  • 426 Seiten, mit Abbildungen auf 32 Tafeln sowie 4 Karten. Kultur, Herrschaftsformen und Wirtschaftsleben werden über einen Zeitraum von fast tausend Jahren hinweg anschaulich und kompetent dargestellt.

Wirth: Die Orientalische Stadt im islamischen Vorderasien und Nordafrika. Gebunden
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  • Orientalische Stadt im islamischen Vorderasien und Nordafrika. Städtische Bausubstanz und räumliche Ordnung, Wirtschaftsleben und soziale Organisation, Gebunden, 2 Grossformat Bände, 22x30 cm
  • Eugen Wirth
  • Band I: xxiii, 584 Seiten, mit 248 Abbildungen und 8 Tabellen. Band II: 56 Schwarz-weiss Tafeln, 112 Farbtafeln, 3 Faltkarten und ein Heft mit Kartenlegenden. 3. Auflage 2002

Keddie: Modern Iran: Roots And Results of Revolution. Pb
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  • Modern Iran: Roots And Results of Revolution
  • Nikki R. Keddie 2006
  • Second edition. Paperback, 408 p. 18 ill. 9.00 H x  1.25 D x  6.00 W inches
  • In this substantially revised and expanded version of Nikki Keddie's classic work, "Roots of Revolution", the author brings the story of modern Iran to the present day, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes of the past quarter-century. Keddie provides insightful commentary on the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and the effects of 9/11 and Iran's strategic relationship with the U.S. She also discusses developments in education, health care, the arts, and the role of women.
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