Overview
Praise for the previous edition: “A stunning guide, packed with history, that no visitor to Iran should be without.” —Christina Lamb, foreign affairs correspondent, Sunday Times (London)
Iran, or Persia as it was formerly known, has been of interest to outsiders for millennia. This revised edition offers historical and cultural information, brought up to date to reflect the effect of the recent landmark nuclear agreement, Iran's fraught relationship with Israel, and the greater reformist representation in Iran’s Parliament. The ever increasing number of travelers and business people setting their sights on Iran will find this in-depth guide, which includes topics such as history, music, food, film, and UNESCO World Heritage sites, a valuable resource in planning their trip
Author Biography
Dr. Christoph Baumer. A Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and of the Explorers Club, New York, has traveled extensively in Central Asia, China and Tibet. Helen Loveday is a curator of the Baur Foundation Museum and is a senior lecturer at Geneva University. Fitzroy Morrissey has a BA in Arabic & Islamic Studies and an MPhil in Islamic Studies & History with Persian language from Oxford. A scholar of Islamic intellectual history, he is currently researching Sufi thought for his DPhil at Oxford. Bijan Omrani is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Geographical Society, and author of Asia Overland, and co-author of Afghanistan, A Companion and Guide, published by Odyssey Books & Maps. Bruce Wannell has lived and travelled in Iran and Afghanistan for many years.