Being Iranian in the U.S. and Germany
A review of National Narratives and Global Politics: Immigrant and Second-Generation Iranians in the U.S. and Germany, by Sahar Sadeghi.…
Infrastructure and the Consolidation of Power in 20th Century Iran and Afghanistan
A review of Projecting the State: Political Ideology and Infrastructural Power in Early 20th Century Afghanistan and Iran, by Ryan…
Environmentalism in Iran
A review of Remaking Nature in Iran: Environmentalism, Science and the Nation, by Satoshi Abe. Satoshi Abe’s dissertation Remaking Nature…
The National Archives and Library in Tehran
A review of the National Archives and Library in Tehran, Iran. The National Archives and Library of Iran (سازمان اسناد…
Fealty & Patronage in the Safavid State
A review of The Foundation of the Safavid State: Fealty, Patronage, and Ideals of Authority (1501-1576), by Hani Khafipour. Narrating…
Consumerism & Freedom in Iran
A review of “Shopping for Freedom“ in der Islamischen Republik. Widerstand und Konformismus im Konsumverhalten der iranischen Mittelschicht, by Ariane…
Opium in Iran 1850-1955
A review of The Most Sovereign of Masters: The History of Opium in Modern Iran, 1850-1955, by Ram Baruch Regavim.…
Hitting the Archives This Summer?
Will you be doing archival research on topics Islamic or related to the Islamic world this summer? Before heading out,…