Routledge Library Editions: Iran
About the Book Series
Routledge Library Editions: Iran re-issues 37 volumes originally published between 1902 and 1991. Together they provide a comprehensive view of the culture, history, politics and sociology of this strategically important nation.
The Nasirean Ethics (RLE Iran C)
1st Edition
By Nasīr ad Dīn Tūsi
November 27, 2023
The Nasirean Ethics is the best known ethical digest to be composed in medieval Persia, if not in all mediaeval Islam. It appeared initially in 633/1235 when Tūsī was already a celebrated scholar, scientist, politico-religious propagandist. The work has a special significance as being composed by ...
Routledge Library Editions: Iran Mini-Set A: History 10 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
November 17, 2021
Mini-set A:History re-issues 10 volumes originally published between 1902 and 1984 and examines the legacy of British control in Persia and the origins of the conflict between Iran & Iraq. For institutional purchases for e-book sets please contact [email protected] (customers in the...
Routledge Library Editions: Iran Mini-Set D: Politics & Sociology 13 vol set
1st Edition
By Various
November 17, 2021
Mini-set D:Politics and Sociology re-issues 13 volumes originally published between 1977 and 1991. It discusses the revolution in Iran and what that has meant for the wider region of the Persian Gulf in terms of stability and relations with other countries, as well as issues of ...
A Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language
1st Edition
By E. H. Palmer
April 08, 2011
The aim of this dictionary was to provide reference of all the words in use in colloquial Persian, particularly for beginners. Especially for the candidates in the Indian Civil Service, all the words in the Gulistán and other prescribed text-books were also included....
A Persian Anthology (RLE Iran B): Being Translations from the Persian
1st Edition
By Edward Browne
April 08, 2011
This volume contains thirty-five translations of Persian poetry, arranged in five groups as well as two examples of prose translations from Arabic, which offer examples of ‘rhymed prose’ of which the earliest examples are to be found in the Koran. To help the reader, a substantial introduction on ...
Agriculture, Poverty and Reform in Iran (RLE Iran D)
1st Edition
By Mohammad Amad
April 08, 2011
As in many developing countries, the prospects for land reform in Iran seemed promising. It was expected to improve rural poverty and stimulate agricultural development by replacing the traditional landlord-peasant system with more peasant-biased, modern farming. This book assesses the economic ...
Christians in Persia (RLE Iran C): Assyrians, Armenians, Roman Catholics and Protestants
1st Edition
By Robin Waterfield
April 08, 2011
When it was originally published this book broke new ground in presenting one continuous narrative of the history of Christians in Persia from the second century A.D to the 1970s. The material gathered here was previously only to be found in obscure books, manuscripts and foreign periodicals. ...
Ibn Yamin (RLE Iran B): 100 Short Poems The Persian Text With Paraphrase
1st Edition
By E. Rodwell
April 08, 2011
This volume gives a brief outline of the life of Ibn Yamin (who died in 1367), based on the biography of Rashid-i-Yásimi and the background of his writing at a time when the Sultans of Khurásán at a time when they were constantly at war with one another. This version of the Qita’s was collated from...
In Search of Omar Khayyam (RLE Iran B)
1st Edition
By Ali Dashti
April 08, 2011
Khayyam has been the subject of speculation on the part of literary critics ever since Edward Fitzgerald published his own version of the Rubaiyat in 1859. This edition represented the first opportunity to study in English the work of Khayyam by a Persian scholar. There is no conclusive evidence to...
Indo-Iranian Studies: Being Commemorative Papers contributed by European, American and Indian Scholars
1st Edition
By Various
April 08, 2011
Throughout his life the Shams-ul-Ullema devoted himself to advancing the Zoroastrian Faith, not only as a priest and teacher, but also as a writer. This volume of papers is authored by an international group of scholars and covers the history, philosophy, literature and language of Persia and the ...
Iran (RLE Iran D): The Illusion of Power
1st Edition
By Robert Graham
April 08, 2011
The sudden increase of oil prices in 1973 meant that the foreign revenues of Iran quadrupled in just over two months. As the first OPEC member to begin disbursing this extra revenue on a significant scale, Iran offers the first complete example of the social, economic and political problems this ...
Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran D)
1st Edition
By Sepehr Zabir
April 08, 2011
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. ...