Format:
Book
Title:
The Ayatollah begs to differ : the paradox of modern Iran / Hooman Majd.
Author:
Majd, Hooman.
Call Number:
955 MAJD
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Doubleday, c2008.
Description:
x, 272 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.
Summary:
The son of an Iranian diplomat and the grandson of an ayatollah grew up in exile, yet he also remained closely attached to his homeland. Majd's reports on his travels throughout Iran try to explain the economic, political, and social forces that lie at its heart, and to show the paradoxes of the Iranian character that have baffled Americans.
Subjects:
Majd, Hooman -- Travel -- Iran.
Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-
Iranian Americans -- Biography.
Iran -- Description and travel.
ISBN:
0385523343
9780385523349