Iranian Studies Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. Iran Under the Ayatollahs (Routledge Revivals)

   By Dilip Hiro

   First published in 1985, this is a comprehensive study off the Middle East's most strategic country, set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. The author describes the various phases through which the Islamic revolution has passed,...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Development of Modern Medicine in Non-Western Countries

   Historical Perspectives

   Edited by Hormoz Ebrahimnejad

   Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books

   The history of medicine in non-European countries has often been characterized by the study of their native "traditional" medicine, such as (Galenico-)Islamic medicine, and Ayurvedic or Chinese medicine. Modern medicine in these countries, on the other hand, has usually been viewed as a Western...

   Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
3. Sadeq Hedayat

   His Work and his Wondrous World

   Edited by Homa Katouzian

   Series: Iranian Studies

   Featuring contributions from leading scholars of Iranian studies and / or comparative literature, this edited comprehensive and critical edited collection provides detailed scholarly analysis of Hedayat's life and work using a variety of methodological and conceptual approaches. Hedayat...

   Published March 14th 2011 by Routledge
4. The Baha'is of Iran

   Socio-Historical Studies

   Edited by Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, Seena B. Fazel

   Series: Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies

   The Baha’i community of Iran is the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. This collection of essays presents a comprehensive study of the social and historical development of the Baha’i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran. Central to this study is the pioneering character of...

   Published September 5th 2010 by Routledge
5. Russia and Iran in the Great Game

   Travelogues and Orientalism

   By Elena Andreeva

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History

   This book examines the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game. It demonstrates the development of Russia's own form of Orientalism, a phenomenon that has previously been thought to be exclusive to the...

   Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge
6. Iran-Europe Relations

   Challenges and Opportunities

   By Seyyed Hossein Mousavian

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   This book provides an assessment of relations between Iran and Europe, identifying the areas of common interest as well as the issues of conflict, whilst putting contemporary relations into their proper context with an account of their development since the early years of the twentieth century....

   Published May 31st 2010 by Routledge
7. Journalism in Iran

   From Mission to Profession

   By Hossein Shahidi

   Series: Iranian Studies

   Focusing on newspapers, radio and television, this book provides the first systematic investigation of the development of journalism in Iran following the 1979 Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Revolution....

   Published February 3rd 2010 by Routledge
8. Media, Culture and Society in Iran

   Living with Globalization and the Islamic State

   Edited by Mehdi Semati

   Series: Iranian Studies

   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 wide-ranging volume explains Iran as a complex society that has successfully managed to negotiate and...

   Published February 3rd 2010 by Routledge