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Persian mirrors : the elusive face of Iran / Elaine Sciolino.

Sciolino, Elaine. (Author).

Summary:

"Like the mirror mosaics found in Iran's royal palaces and religious shrines, there is more to the whole of the country than the fragments revealed to outsiders. Persian Mirrors captures this elusive Iran. Sciolino paints in astonishing detail and rich color the surprising inner life of this country, where a great battle is raging, not for control over territory but for the soul of the nation."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0684862905
  • ISBN: 9780684862903
  • Physical Description: viii, 402 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Free Press, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-385) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface: Reflections and Distortions 1 -- Part 1 Navigating the Islamic Republic -- Chapter 1 Getting There, Getting In 11 -- Chapter 2 Splendid Deception 26 -- Chapter 3 Improvised Revolution 46 -- Chapter 4 Mullah Wore Beautiful Shoes 68 -- Part 2 Private Lives, Women's Lives -- Chapter 5 Leaving the Islamic Republic at the Door 93 -- Chapter 6 Sir, Have You Ever Beaten Your Wife? 109 -- Chapter 7 Chanel Beneath the Chador 131 -- Part 3 Spiritual, The Mystical -- Chapter 8 Beloved of the Night 153 -- Chapter 9 Martyrs Never Die 172 -- Chapter 10 World of Qom 190 -- Chapter 11 Space for the Outsiders 210 -- Part 4 Open Warfare -- Chapter 12 Dark Nights, Fear of Waves 233 -- Chapter 13 Tom and Jerry Game 249 -- Chapter 14 Night Is with Child 274 -- Chapter 15 A Republic in the Making? 294 -- Part 5 Dreams -- Chapter 16 Making Money God's Way 317 -- Chapter 17 Center of the Universe 336 -- Epilogue: The Bride Has Gone to Pick Flowers 359.
Subject:
Sciolino, Elaine > Travel > Iran.
Iran > Politics and government > 1979-1997.
Iran > Politics and government > 1997-
Iran > Social life and customs.

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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