Tales from the Zirzameen
by Brian Hanson Appleton aka Rasool Aryadust

List Price: $26.00
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781434900821
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Tales from the Zirzameen is a nonfiction collection of short stories in chronological order about the author's experiences in Iran before, during and after the revolution in 1979. What sets this work apart is that the author, who is of non-Iranian ethnicity, was assimilated to a great extent into Iranian culture even converting to Shia Islam. His deep love for the culture and people of Iran is evident and his mission is to keep a human face on Iran.

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1. What traditions and customs set Iranians apart from Americans?

2. What traditions and customs do Iranians and Americans share?

3. What are the historical roots of the love hate relationship between the two countries?

4. What role did the American presence in Iran during the 1970s actually play?

5. What caused the revolution and who actually fought in it?

6. What was the Iranian Spring?

7. Was the theocracy a coup d'etat?

8. What was the relationship between the traditional aristocracy and the Pahlavis?

9. What caused the "Silent War" between Iran and Iraq?

10. What is the role of cinema in contemporary Iran and why so many film directors?

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