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Free Download Elegy for the Lost: Tales from Iran by Sanaz Safari
English | June 15th, 2024 | ISBN: 1778750117 | 110 pages | True EPUB | 0.79 MB
A sensitively written book, it is filled with compelling characters and narratives that are vivid and engaging. Sanaz Safari has given a voice to each of her characters that has been struggling to conquer the forces of violence…forces that continue to threaten our world to this day.

Free Download Majid Mohammadi, "Political Islam in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Shi’i Ideologies in Islamist Discourse"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1848852762 | EPUB | pages: 336 | 0.9 mb
The relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Western World is fraught with challenges and tensions. In order to generate the capacity for greater engagement and dialogue, there is a need for the West to better understand the complex ideological developments that are central to Iran. Majid Mohammadi charts the central concepts and nuances of the ideological map of post-revolutionary Iran, and examines the rise and development of Shi’i Islamism. He recognizes that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian political discourse are the outcome of contesting perspectives and ideologies: identity-oriented, socialist, nationalist, authoritarian, Shari’a, scripturalist, mystical, militarist and fascist. This is a comprehensive, comparative contribution to one of today’s most important topics: that of the relationship between Political Islam and the West.

Free Download Perceptions of Iran: History, Myths and Nationalism from Medieval Persia to the Islamic Republic (International Library of Iranian Studies) by Ali M. Ansari
English | January 29, 2014 | ISBN: 18488583023 | 256 pages | PDF | 6.70 Mb
I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation

Free Download Wars of Ambition: The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CW3TQ384 | 2024 | 13 hours and 33 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 389 MB
Author: Afshon Ostovar
Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi
The September 11 attacks upended America’s relatively strong influence in the Middle East and prompted President George W. Bush’s plan to remake the region through a war in Iraq. By bringing liberal democracy to Iraq, Bush hoped that the country would be a springboard for the spread of democracy to neighboring authoritarian states. Yet the war’s disruption created an opportunity for Iran to advance its own opposing ambitions-one that would turn the Middle East into a bastion of resistance to Western hegemony and bring an end to Israel’s existence as a Jewish state. The resulting clash not only intensified the Iraq War, it reverberated in states across the region.

Free Download Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79 (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D98HXFKM | 2024 | 4 hours and 38 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 241 MB
Author: James Stejskal
Narrator: Jim Seybert
On November 4, 1979, "student" supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over sixty hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States. Detachment A had been established in Berlin early in the Cold War to harass and delay any Soviet military advance west. This Special unit trained relentlessly for every aspect of unconventional warfare, and was later assigned a second mission of counterterrorism. The plan for Operation Eagle Claw, as it became known, was extremely complex. The first stage was intelligence gathering-no mean feat as most of the CIA’s capabilities in the country had been eliminated. With operatives trained in intelligence work, fluent in many languages, and adept at blending in, Det A took on the advanced recon of the targets. Then, when Delta Force admitted that it could only manage the assault of the Embassy, Det A volunteered to rescue the three Americans at the Foreign Ministry. Veteran and historian James Stejskal details Det A’s unique and integral role in Operation Eagle Claw, based upon firsthand accounts of the operatives involved.

Free Download The Economic Geology of Iran: Mineral Deposits and Natural Resources By Mansour Ghorbani (auth.)
2013 | 572 Pages | ISBN: 9400756240 | PDF | 10 MB
The Economic Geology of Iran is a complete and comprehensive book about mineral deposits, energy and water resources of Iran. Dr. Mansour Ghorbani has travelled to each of the huge variety of locations that feature the resources covered, personally verifying the details of them all. The book starts by describing the geography and physiography of Iran as well as its various climatic regions and the diverse corresponding vegetation. Then the book gives an excellent overview of the geology of the country, followed by the history of mining in Iran up to now. The author describes also the metallogenic and mineralization phases of Iran, its mineral zones and belts, and, more generally, the distribution of mineral deposits in the country. Dr. Ghorbani gives us also an analysis of the position of Iran in terms of global mineral resources, as well as the role that the country’s mineral, energy and natural resources play in its overall economy. The book finishes with also provides a complete list of Iranian mineral deposits. This book is a perfect source of information for all students and researchers in the field of geo-science at the university level but also for mining and oil companies that would like to work, invest and get involved in such businesses in Iran.

Free Download Jack Taylor, "Oil, Nationalism and British Policy in Iran: The End of Informal Empire, 1941-53"
English | ISBN: 1350320587 | 2024 | 236 pages | PDF | 6 MB
As new nations were formed from the declining British Empire, a murky world of diplomats, oil executives and spies were determined to maintain London’s grip on Iran and its strategic oil reserves. Directed from Whitehall by successive governments, this book explores the complexities and ambiguities of British policy in Iran and demonstrates its centrality to post-war imperial reorientation. Situating Iran within Britain’s ‘informal empire,’ Jack Taylor demonstrates that Clement Attlee’s Labour Government saw Iranian oil as critical to the construction of a domestic New Jerusalem, and used coercion, propaganda, and espionage to preserve their control over it. In doing so, they were forced to confront not only the emerging Cold War, but local resistance expressed through diverse forms including trade unionism, Soviet-inspired Marxism, and popular nationalism.

Free Download Daniele Calabrese, Khalil Kalantari, Fabio Santucci, "Environmental Policies and Strategic Communication in Iran: The Value of Public Opinion Research in Decision Making"
English | 2008 | pages: 32 | ISBN: 0821374214 | PDF | 0,3 mb
Air pollution in Tehran has become a major problem in recent years, due to the geographical position of the town, industries, and traffic. Most private and public vehicles are old and have no emission control systems. The Municipality of Tehran and the Department of Environment have started several actions to reduce pollution, with communication activities being part of their strategy. For better planning, and to make possible the monitoring and evaluation of the communication activities, a baseline study was completed in 2004 using direct interviews of 1,200 Tehran residents. The interviews covered aspects such as experiences, opions, knowledge, and willingness to act. Use of and trust in several information sources and media were also investigated, in order to select the best communication mix for future activities.

Free Download Simon Mabon, "Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 178831414X | 2019 | 320 pages | AZW3 | 844 KB
In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those in Lebanon and Iraq, and more recently in Bahrain and Syria.

Free Download Willem Floor, "Russian Sources on Iran, 1719-1748"
English | ISBN: 1949445577 | 2023 | 496 pages | PDF | 27 MB
In Russian Sources on Iran, 1719-1748, polyglot scholar Willem Floor brings together annotated translations of reports by officials in Russian service that so far have either been used rarely by scholars, or not at all. It includes a detailed account of the mapping of the Caspian Sea by a Russian team from 1719 to 1720; and the Russian occupations of Derbend in 1722, of Baku in 1723; and of Gilan in 1724. There is also a comprehensive report of the locations and characteristics of the various ethnic groups living in Azerbaijan in 1728. As well as two reports by Persian officials about the events that led to the downfall of the Safavid dynasty. Next follows a travelogue that describes the Russian withdrawal from occupied Iranian territory, as well as an itinerary of Prince Golitsin’s embassy to the court of Nader Shah in 1732. A Russian consul’s report on Reza Qoli Mirza’s assassination attempt of Nader Shah and its aftermath is followed by a detailed and very interesting account of Prince Golitsin’s second embassy to Iran in 1747. This coincided with Nader Shah’s murder, and describes the impact of this event on Gilan. Apart from political information, these original sources stand out for their wealth of information on natural and socio-economic history of the regions visited. This book is a must read for any student of Iranian History.