Persian mirrors : the elusive face of Iran / Elaine Sciolino.
"Like the mirror mosaics found in Iran's royal palaces and religious shrines, there is more to the whole of the country than the fragments revealed to outsiders. Persian Mirrors captures this elusive Iran. Sciolino paints in astonishing detail and rich color the surprising inner life of th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Free Press,
2000.
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| Summary: | "Like the mirror mosaics found in Iran's royal palaces and religious shrines, there is more to the whole of the country than the fragments revealed to outsiders. Persian Mirrors captures this elusive Iran. Sciolino paints in astonishing detail and rich color the surprising inner life of this country, where a great battle is raging, not for control over territory but for the soul of the nation."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 402 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-385) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0684862905 9780684862903 |