Iran from Crown to Turbans

Iran from Crown to Turbans
Author: Gail Rose Thompson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2018-09-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1984551116

People are curious about how life in Iran today, under the Islamic republic, differs from life as it was during the reign of Shah Mohamad Reza Pahlavi. Gail Rose Thompson, who lived there in the 1970s, working for the imperial court as the Shah’s horse trainer, has many tales about life during that time and also about the way of life in the country postrevolution. She visited Iran in 2017 after an absence of forty years, the first ex-employee of the Shah to return. She paints a picture of a beautiful historic country that dates from the fourth millennium BCE, when the Persian Empire was the most powerful kingdom in the ancient world. Iranians are proud of their heritage—being polite, hospitable, and extremely family oriented. Iran from Crown to Turbans is a fascinating book of stories that will enlighten the reader about a country that has been misrepresented.

The Turban for the Crown

The Turban for the Crown
Author: Said Amir Arjomand
Publisher: Studies in Middle Eastern Hist
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1988
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195042581

This comprehensive history of the Iranian Revolution views it in the context of an ongoing conflict between religious and political authorities dating back to the establishment of Shi'ism as the state religion of Iran in 1501. The historical context is seen as being critical in understanding the staying power of Khomeini's regime and its ruthless elimination of internal opposition to the Islamic Republic. The significance of the appearance of widespread popular discontent, the ideological differences among the ruling clergy, and the issue of Khomeini's succession are also considered, and the book concludes with a comparison between the Iranian Revolution and other famous historical revolutions.

All the Shah's Horses

All the Shah's Horses
Author: Gail Rose Thompson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539726302

As the wife of an American businessman, the author spent the better part of the 1970's in Iran where she witnessed the boom of the Shah's development and great vision for Iran to be recognized internationally in every field; it was to be Iran's Great Civilization. Mohamed Reza Pahlavi followed his father Reza Shah's vision to make Iran the leading power in the Middle East. He wanted his country once again to become as powerful as the Great Persian Empire of the past. He believed that by developing industry, education, economics, and the military, his dream could come to fruition. He was also a sportsman and realized that his people needed leisure time, and so he encouraged and supported sports activities. The Iran of the 60's and 70's was a country with the most beautiful snow skiing in the world; it had a world-renowned soccer program; there were country clubs and civic parks with golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, and just about every activity anyone might want. The Shah's true love, however, was horses. Perhaps as a result, he promoted and supported all types of equestrian activities. An invitation to work for the Imperial Court as his horse trainer enabled the author to see many of the royal family in informal moments; it also gave her an entree into high society, and this enabled her to observe the upper class of Iranians at play. Many of the generals and court officials spent much time in Tehran and the coastal resorts junketing and enjoying many different sports, indulging themselves to the fullest. This is a book of stories and anecdotes about her life there during the "Golden Years" of the reign of Mohammed Reza, Shahanshah Aryamehr. There were times of joy, fun, stress, accomplishment and sadness during her time in that beautiful Middle Eastern country. You will enjoy the ride!"

The Iranian Revolution Then And Now

The Iranian Revolution Then And Now
Author: Dariush Zahedi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2018-02-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429976046

In The Iranian Revolution Then and Now , Dariush Zahedi assesses the Islamic Republic's potential for revolution through an in-depth, theoretically informed, comparative analysis of the present with 1979 pre-Revolutionary Iran. Zahedi discusses how the potential for a revolutionary coup is based on two things: the inherent defects and vulnerabilities in the regime and the coordinated actions of the social groups and individuals opposed to the regime. He also identifies two ideal-typical forms of revolutionary change. }In The Iranian Revolution Then and Now , Dariush Zahedi assesses the Islamic Republic's potential for revolution through an in-depth, theoretically informed, comparative analysis of the present with 1979 pre-Revolutionary Iran. Zahedi discusses how the potential for a revolutionary coup is based on two things: the inherent defects and vulnerabilities in the regime and the coordinated actions of the social groups and individuals opposed to the regime. He also identifies two ideal-typical forms of revolutionary change (the regime collapses on its own, or, the regime is overthrown). He concludes that the chances for overthrowing the present regime are moderate. }

Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins

Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins
Author: Herbert Berg
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004126022

This collection of articles examines the various and often mutually exclusive methodological approaches and theoretical assumptions used by scholars of Islamic origins.

The Turban for the Crown

The Turban for the Crown
Author: Said A. Arjomand
Publisher:
Total Pages: 283
Release: 1998-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780788152351

The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, & fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. This work was conceived at the onset of the revolutionary upheaval in 1978-79. In addition to the historical sources, documents & publications, it draws on a number of interviews conducted with the key personalities of the old & the new regime. This book provides a thoughtful, painstakingly researched, & intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran, revealing the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions.

The Diez Albums

The Diez Albums
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2016-11-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004323481

The five Diez albums in Berlin, acquired by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez in Constantinople around 1789, contain more than 400 figurative paintings, drawings, fragments, and calligraphic works originating for the most part from Ilkhanid, Jalayirid, and Timurid workshops. Gonnella, Weis and Rauch unite in this volume 21 essays that analyse their relation to their “parent” albums at the Topkapı Palace or examine specific works by reflecting upon their role in the larger history of book art in Iran. Other essays cover aspects such as the European and Chinese influence on Persianate art, aspects related to material and social culture, and the Ottoman interest in Persianate albums. This book marks an important contribution to the understanding of the development of illustrative imagery in the Persianate world and its later perception. Contributors are: Serpil Bağcı, Barbara Brend, Massumeh Farhad, Julia Gonnella, Claus-Peter Haase, Oliver Hahn, Robert Hillenbrand, Yuka Kadoi, Charles Melville, Gülru Necipoğlu, Bernard O'Kane, Filiz Ҫakır Phillip, Yves Porter, Julian Raby, Christoph Rauch, Simon Rettig, David J. Roxburgh, Karin Rührdanz, Zeren Tanındı, Lâle Uluç, Ching-Ling Wang, and Friederike Weis.

Words, Not Swords

Words, Not Swords
Author: Farzaneh Milani
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2011-05-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0815651600

A woman not only needs a room of her own, as Virginia Woolf wrote, but also the freedom to leave it and return to it at will; for a room without that right becomes a prison cell. The privilege of self-directed movement, the power to pick up and go as one pleases, has not been a traditional "right" of Iranian women. This prerogative has been denied them in the name of piety, anatomy, chastity, class, safety, and even beauty. It is only during the last 160 years that the spell has been broken and Iranian women have emerged as a moderating, modernizing force. Women writers have been at the forefront of this desegregating movement and renegotiation of boundaries. Words, Not Swords explores the legacy of sex segregation and its manifestations in Iranian literature and film and in notions of beauty and the erotics of passivity. Milani expands her argument beyond Iranian culture, arguing that freedom of movement is a theme that crosses frontiers and dissolves conventional distinctions of geography, history, and religion. She makes bold connections between veiling and foot binding, between Cinderella and Barbie, between the figures of the female Gypsy and the witch. In so doing, she challenges cultural hierarchies that divert attention from key issues in the control of women across the globe.

Iranian Masculinities

Iranian Masculinities
Author: Sivan Balslev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2019-03-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108470637

This unique study spotlights the role of masculinity in Iranian history, linking masculinity to social and political developments.

Two Worlds Apart

Two Worlds Apart
Author: Gail Rose Thompson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2020-03-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781977218728

Zarah Kadjar, a pampered Persian girl, is sent to the United States for her High School education and becomes enamored with life in America. When circumstances make it necessary for her to return home, her life changes in ways she never imagined possible. Her love of horses leads her down a path to becoming one of the most influential women in Iran.