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Achaemenid Culture and Local Traditions in Anatolia, Southern Caucasus and Iran
BRILL 2007; US$ 130.00Contains articles concerning relationship between the 'imperial' culture of the Achaemenids and local traditions, including a publication of the unique painting from Tatarli in Western Anatolia and the results of excavations in the Southern Caucasus and Iran. more...
The African Diaspora in Asian Trade Routes and Cultural Memories
The Edwin Mellen Press 2010; US$ 149.95This book contributes to the building of a more comprehensive narrative of global African migration. This book contains four black and white photographs. more...
After Khomeini
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 63.95For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have been dominated by the need for political consolidation and economic reconstruction. The book assesses the critical dilemmas of the regime both previous to and since the demise of its first spiritual leader. The vital issues of political succession and constitutional reform are addressed, contributing... more...
After Khomeini
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 18.99For many Americans, Iran is our most dangerous enemy--part of George W. Bush's "axis of evil" even before the appearance of Ahmadinejad. But what is the reality? How did Ahmadinejad rise to power, and how much power does he really have? What are the chances of normalizing relations with Iran? In After Khomeini, Said Amir Arjomand paints... more...
American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf Region
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 105.00This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region. more...
Among the Iranians
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2010; US$ 21.86In the wake of the current media focus on Iran's nuclear technology development and its place in Middle East politics, the West continues its quest to understand this paradoxical nation--its politics, yes, but also its people, their culture and even their everyday customs and rituals. Among the Iranians presents an inside look at the hidden "rules"... more...
Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing on the political and economic relationship of Britain and issues of strategic sensitivity, the book also illuminates British relations with society and the state and describes the interaction between... more...
The Apocalypse of Ahmadinejad
The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group 2009; US$ 13.99He stands only 5-foot-4 and smiles incessantly. But behind that charismatic persona beats the heart of a genocidal terrorist. Meet the World?s Most Dangerous Man In his provocative, well-researched exposé of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock unveils the insidious agenda behind this radical Shiite?s regime: ... more...
The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 159.99The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj tells the story behind one of the British Indian Empire's most forbidding frontiers: Eastern Arabia. Taking the shaikhdom of Bahrain as a case study, James Onley reveals how heavily Britain's informal empire in the Gulf, and other regions surrounding British India, depended upon the assistance and support... more...
The Archaeology of Elam
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 58.00Few major peoples of the ancient Near East have been as little studied as the Elamites, despite their impact from c. 2600 BC to the first centuries AD. This first synthesis in English of Elamite archaeology in over fifteen years will be a major resource for scholars and students. more...









