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Jubber, Nicholas.
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Jubber, Nicholas -- Travel -- Iran.
Jubber, Nicholas -- Travel -- Afghanistan.
Firdawsī. Shāhnāmah.
Social conflict -- Iran.
Social conflict -- Afghanistan.
Iran -- Description and travel.
Afghanistan -- Description and travel.
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1997-
Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Jubber, Nicholas.
Jubber, Nicholas -- Travel -- Iran.
Jubber, Nicholas -- Travel -- Afghanistan.
Firdawsī. Shāhnāmah.
Social conflict -- Iran.
Social conflict -- Afghanistan.
Iran -- Description and travel.
Afghanistan -- Description and travel.
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1997-
Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Drinking arak off an ayatollah's beard : a journey through the inside-out worlds of Iran and Afghanistan / Nicholas Jubber.
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Jubber, Nicholas.
Da Capo Press, 2010.
Call #:
915.5 J91d
Subjects
Jubber, Nicholas -- Travel -- Iran.
Jubber, Nicholas -- Travel -- Afghanistan.
Firdawsī
. Shāhnāmah.
Social conflict -- Iran.
Social conflict -- Afghanistan.
Iran -- Description and travel.
Afghanistan -- Description and travel.
Iran -- Social conditions -- 1997-
Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9780306818844 (alk. paper)
0306818841 (alk. paper)
Edition:
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Description:
x, 327 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Documents the author's investigation of daily life in Iran and Afghanistan, from religious shrines to illegal dance parties, and his use of Ferdowsi's epic poem "Shāhnāmeh" as a key to past and present conflict in the region.
Genre:
Travel memoirs.
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