Books in the International Library of Iranian Studies series

A timely reassessment of mutual cultural perceptions between Iran and the West.

To understand contemporary Iran's politics, it is essential first to grasp the monumental changes initiated by Mohammad Khatami. This book offers a systematic analysis of Khatami the man and the reform movement that supported him. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the subtleties of contemporary Iran's political culture.

The Qashqa'i nomads are migrant pastoralists. This book documents their difficult livelihoods and lifestyles, their society and culture, and explains how this Turkic-speaking group relates to the wider Iranian society and the Islamic Republic. Focusing on a group of women, it shows how they adapt to a changing world while retaining tribal values.

Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has gained the attention of international audiences. Featuring a history of Iranian cinema, this book presents an argument that embedded within mainstream Iranian films, we find themes and characterisations which reveal the political contexts of their time which express the ideological underpinnings of a society.

A comprehensive anthology of texts to do justice to modern Iranian political thought, containing many crucially important texts in English. This work emphasises on questions of gender and Sufism in Iran. Covering the last hundred years of Iranian history, this book introduces some of the most crucial political and religious texts of the period.

The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the preeminent practitioners of the Zoroastrian religion. This book provides an account of Sasanian Persia. It offers an examination of a period of history that still has great significance for a full understanding of modern Iran.

Examines how revolutionary ideologies function, and applies these insights to the Quran and its interpreters in the vanguard of the Iranian revolution. This book delineates the different ways in which the Quran was used to mobilise action in 1979, and in so doing provides a context for understanding Islamist movements.

This important and authoritative new book explores all the many different facets of the Revolution, drawing on newly available sources as well as cutting edge research from around the globe to present a definitive account.