Middle East Studies

Much attention in the West has focused on Iran as a problem. This book goes further however by discussing how international relations are viewed from inside Iran itself, outlining the factors which underpin Iranian thinking on international relations and considering what role Iran, as a large and si..

This text examines the current state of Iran, looking at a wide range of areas including the economy, finance, politics, the media, the position of women, and migration...

Since the turn of the century Iran has experienced three major political upheavals in the struggle to democratize her political systems. The last revolution inaugurated an era of unprecedented turmoil and instead of fulfilling its democratic aim, paved the way for an even more despotic theocracy. To..

Looks at the details of the political rise of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, assessing his presidency to date within the context of the dynamics of Iranian politics, and measuring his achievements against his own goals as outlined in 2005...

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...

This book covers the history of Iran in the eleventh and twelfth century under the rule of the Saljuqid Turks. It is particularly concerned with the city of Isfahan and the interaction of the Iranian élites and Turkish rulers...

In Iranian Music and Popular Entertainment, GJ Breyley and Sasan Fatemi examine the historically overlooked motrebi milieu, with its marginalized characters, from luti to gardan koloft and mashti, as well as the tenacity of motreb who continued their careers against all odds. They then turn to losan..

This book examines the historically overlooked motrebi milieu, with its marginalized characters, from luti to gardan koloft and mashti, as well as the tenacity of motreb who continued their careers against all odds. They then turn to losanjelesi, the most pervasive form of Iranian popular music...

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book examines the deep-seated and complex factors involved in the rivalry between these two nations. It focuses particularly on the period between 1969 and 1984, a time that saw both the rise of the Ba’th party in Iraq and Khomeini’s return to power in Iran. These changes did much to escalate t..

This book provides the first comprehensive study of the evolution of the Iraqi military from the British mandate era to post-Baathist Iraq...