Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys Across Iran by Afshin Molavi - 2002-10-01

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Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2002. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2002-10-01. Hardcover. Very good. 6.5x1.2x9.5. The truths about Iran―quite different truths from versions put forward by Washington, Tehran, and the media.Afshin Molavi, a young journalist and writer born in Iran and educated in the West, traveled his homeland for more than a year, encountering every facet of Iranian society―students of the right and left, bazaar merchants, Islamic clerics, pro-democracy journalists, Islamic hard-liners, reformist politicians, grumbling taxi drivers, urban slum dwellers, partying teenagers, village farmers, handicapped war veterans, and kids hooked on anything western. All opened their hearts to him, speaking candidly about a wide range of issues: unemployment, politics, freedom, religion, poetry, history, the Internet, the legacy of the Islamic revolution, the current pro-democracy movement, Iran's relations with the West, and much more. Throughout his meetings and travels, Molavi wove the tale of nearly 3,000 years of Iranian history… Read More

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2002. xxx, 315 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Foreedge lightly soiled. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. "A portrait of Iran seeks to measure the true feelings of its citizens despite government and media profiles, chronicling the author's year-long journey during which he interviewed people from all walks of life." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The Sleeping Guardian of the Islamic Books; Notes on a Pilgrimage: Cyrus the Great; Currencies and Passports aboard Iran Air Flight 327 to Shiraz; What Is the Name of This Street?; Persepolis: Celebrations and Revolutions; The Zoroastrian Stamp; Colonial Markings; Ancient History and Green Cards; Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Cyrus the Great; Cities: Tehran, Shiraz, Persepolis, Pasargad; The Imam and the Poet: An Introduction; Mr. Ghassemi's Funeral; Islam and the Iranian Accommodation; Mohammad's Melon Truck Tour; The… Read More

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