Iranian Studies 2019
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS HIGHLIGHTS POSTREVOLUTIONARY IRAN
UNVEILING MEN
Mehrzad Boroujerdi & Kourosh Rahimkhani
Wendy DeSouza
A Political Handbook
DEMOCRACY AND THE NATURE OF AMERICAN INFLUENCE IN IRAN, 1941-1979 David R. Collier
2017 408pp, 10 b&w images 9780815635123 Paperback US$44.95 9780815634973 Hardback US$75.00 Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Presents a timely and fresh re-examination of one of the most important bilateral relationships of the last century. Collier delves deeply into the American desire to promote democracy in Iran from the 1940s to the early 1960s and examines the myriad factors that contributed to their success in exerting a powerful influence on Iranian politics.
IN THE ALLEY OF THE FRIEND On the Poetry of Hafez
Shahrokh Meskoob Translated by M.R. Ghanoonparvar
Feb 2019 320pp 9780815636175 Paperback US$24.95 Middle East Literature in Translation
Goes beyond a linguistic and rhetorical analysis of Hafez’s poetry in the Divan to access the interior thoughts of the poet and summon his spirit in the process of understanding Hafez’s mysticism.
Mehraneh Ebrahimi
2018 216pp, 6 b&w images 9780815636038 Paperback US$24.95 9780815635925 Hardback US$55.00 Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
2018 1,000pp, 22 images 9780815635741 Hardback US$69.95
“Boroujerdi and Rahimkhani have mapped out, with impressive rigor and erudition, the often inter-locking military, clerical, and political elite that has ruled Iran for the last thirty-seven years. As much a book about Who Rules Iran as a Who’s Who in the halls of power in the Islamic Republic of Iran. An indispensable source for anyone studying modern Iranian society and politics.” —Abbas Milani, Hamid and Christina Moghadam, Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University Provides a comprehensive collection of data on political life in post-revolutionary Iran, including coverage of 36 national elections, more than 400 legal and outlawed political organisations, and family ties among the elite. It provides biographical sketches of more than 2,300 political personalities.
WOMEN, ART, AND LITERATURE IN THE IRANIAN DIASPORA
Modern Masculinities in Twentieth-Century Iran
Offers an alternate narrative of modern Iranian masculinity as an attempt to redraw social hierarchies among men. Moving beyond rigid portrayals of Islamic patriarchy and female oppression, DeSouza analyses debates about manhood and maleness in early twentieth-century Iran, particularly around questions of race and sexuality. She presents the larger implications of Pahlavi hegemonic masculinity in creating racialised male subjects and “productive” sexualities. In addition, she explores a cross-pollination with Europe, identifying how the “East” shaped visions of European male identity.
MAKING THE NEW MIDDLE EAST Politics, Culture, and Human Rights Edited by Valerie J. Hoffman
Apr 2019 480pp 9780815636120 Paperback US$45.00 9780815636069 Hardback US$80.00 Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Demands for freedom, justice, and dignity have animated protests and revolutions across the Middle East in recent years, changing the landscape of the region. Drawing from diverse disciplines, this volume offers critical perspectives on these changes, covering politics, religion, gender dynamics, human rights, media, literature, and music.
MOHAMMAD MOSADDEQ AND THE 1953 COUP IN IRAN Edited by Mark J. Gasiorowski & Malcolm Byrne
2017 384pp 9780815635291 Paperback US$29.95 Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
Examines the turbulent political climate that prevailed in Iran during Mosaddeq’s tenure, the confrontation between Iran and Britain for control over Iran’s oil, the strategic considerations that led US officials to opt for a coup, and the details of the coup itself.
Apr 2019 224pp, 21 b&w images 9780815636557 Paperback US$24.95 9780815636359 Hardback US$60.00 Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
“This book makes an important contribution to cultural studies in that it steers us away from only making a paranoid critique of our world and instead reaches to the possibility of ethical democracy.” —Dina Georgis, author of The Better Story: Queer Affects from the Middle East Does the study of aesthetics have tangible effects in the real world? Does examining the work of diaspora writers and artists change our view of “the Other”? In this thoughtful book, Ebrahimi argues that an education in the humanities is as essential as one in politics and ethics, critically training the imagination toward greater empathy.
MY BIRD
Fariba Vafi Translated by Mahnaz Kousha & Nasrin Jewell Mar 2019 160pp 9780815607953 Paperback US$14.95 Middle East Literature in Translation
In this powerful story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, Fariba Vafi gives readers a portrait of one woman’s struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. Vafi’s brilliant minimalist style showcases the narrator’s reticence and passivity. NEW
NATIONAL SYMBOLS IN MODERN IRAN
Identity, Ethnicity, and Collective Memory Menahem Merhavy
Sep 2019 264pp 9780815636663 Paperback US$29.95 9780815636595 Hardback US$75.00 Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
Taking an innovative approach to the study of Iranian nationalism, Merhavy examines the way symbols from Iran’s past have played an important role in the struggles between political, religious, and ideological movements over legitimacy in the last five decades.
Hoover Institution Press
TREMORS
REVOLUTION & AFTERMATH
New Fiction by Iranian American Writers
Forging a New Strategy toward Iran
Edited by Anita Amirrezvani & Persis Karim
Eric Edelman & Ray Takeyh
2013 467pp 9781557289957 Paperback US$24.95
The authors in Tremors represent the maturing voice of Iranian American fiction from the vantage point of those who were born and raised in Iran, as well as those writers who reflect a more distant connection to their Iranian heritage.
Cognella Academic Publishing
2018 168pp 9780817921545 Hardback US$19.95
Argues that America’s flawed reading of Iran’s politics has hamstrung decades of US diplomacy, resulting in a range of humiliations and setbacks. NEW
A WINDOW INTO MODERN IRAN
The Ardeshir Zahedi Papers at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives Edited & with an introduction by Abbas Milani
ANCIENT IRAN
Cosmology, Mythology, History, Second Edition Iraj Bashiri
2016 264pp 9781631892202 Paperback US$84.95
Presents Iran’s pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology.
MODERN IRAN
Jul 2019 300pp, photos 9780817921743 Hardback US$59.95
The inner workings of Iranian politics, as experienced by two key figures at their centre, are revealed through the meticulously preserved documents and photographs in the Ardeshir Zahedi Papers. These materials are essential for understanding modern Iranian history and its global context.
Caliphs, Kings, and Jurisprudents Iraj Bashiri
2017 368pp 9781516503513 Paperback US$101.95
Explores the changes in Iranian identity that have taken place in ancient, medieval, and contemporary times.
The University of Georgia Press
BETTER THAN WAR Siamak Vossoughi
2018 152pp 9780820353746 Paperback US$19.95 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction Series, Vol. 19
The stories in Better Than War encompass narratives from a diverse set of Iranian immigrants, many searching for a balance between memories of their homeland and their new American culture.
Markus Wiener Publishers
McFarland
ACCUSED #13 IN THE SHAH’S IRAN A Memoir of Injustice
Kian Parsi with Phillip Villarreal
2016 200pp 9781476666358 Paperback US$19.99
Drawing on the political and geographic history of Iran before the 1979 Revolution, Kian Parsi’s true story is about survival amidst hardship, a need to adapt to harsh circumstances, and the need to appreciate life and the importance of taking risks.
Melbourne University Publishing
WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE MUSLIM QUESTION
Iran’s One Million Signatures Campaign Rebecca Barlow
2012 192pp 9780522861587 Paperback US$36.60 Islamic Studies Series
Explores how Muslim women have made meaningful contributions to the development of the international framework on gender equality and women’s rights.
University Press of Mississippi
JAFAR PANAHI Interviews
Edited by Drew Todd BESTSELLER
IRAN
A Short History Monika Gronke Translated by Steven Rendall
2008 190pp 9781558764453 Paperback US$26.95
Presents the country’s history from the Islamisation of the 7th century and describes the cultural, social, and religious developments that shaped Iran and the Iranian self-image.
MODERN IRAN
A History in Documents Negin Nabayi
2016 286pp 9781558766013 Paperback US$28.95
A translation of Iranian documents from the early nineteenth century to the 21st Century which shed light on aspects of the political, social and intellectual history of modern Iran.
Apr 2019 176pp 9781496823205 Paperback US$25.00 9781496823199 Hardback US$99.00 Conversations with Filmmakers Series
In sparkling, lively interviews, the Iranian filmmaker Panahi reveals his influences, politics, and filmmaking practices, and explains the challenges he faces while working within (and often around) Iran’s heavily restricted film industry.
Naval Institute Press
IN THE SHADOW OF THE AYATOLLAH A CIA Hostage in Iran William J. Daugherty
2016 288pp 9781682471227 Paperback US$21.95
Looming in the background of today’s dealings with Iran are the memories of 1979, when Islamic militants held US diplomatic personnel hostage in the American Embassy in Tehran. This book relates the crisis through the unique perspective of Bill Daugherty, an officer for the CIA serving at the embassy.
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