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Among the Iranians: A Guide to Iran's Culture and Customs

Among the Iranians: A Guide to Iran's Culture and Customs

by SofiaKoutlaki (Author)

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    Paperback 2010

    $11.80
Synopsis

The eyes of the world are on Iran, from nuclear issues to women's rights to Iran's perspective on Palestine. Yet a strictly political view does not allow for an accurate or complete outlook on this important and facinating country. In Among the Iranians, Greek-born author Sofia A. Koutlaki shares the lessons she's learned firsthand as a foreigner living in Tehran. Through memorable anecdotes and in-depth explanations of Iranian customers, Koutlaki presentd a side of Iran that foreigners rarely see. The author's insight challenges readers to dispel their previous notions and judgements to see Iran at its heart--warm, inviting and rich with tradition. Among the Iranians is also an indispensable practical guide, offering insight about Iranian dress, etiquette and even food.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Published: 25 Mar 2010
ISBN 10: 1931930902
ISBN 13: 9781931930901

Media Reviews
An excellent, useful introduction to Iranian culture and customes for people who have never been to Iran. -- Michael Axworthy, author of A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind
Sofia Koutlaki has opened a winddow onto ordinary Iranians and their everyday lives. She takes us inside the home, but also out into public spaces, and shows us, with love, an Iran rarely seen by outsiders. -- Ziba Mir-Hosseini, author of Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran, and co-director of the award-winning film Divorce Iranian Style
Author Bio
Sofia A. Koutlaki was born in Athens in 1964 and has called Greece, Britain and Iran home. She is an independent researcher and writer whose work often explores cultures and how they function. She also works as a freelance translator and English teacher, is currently at work on a novel set in Greece and maintains a blog at www.amongtheiranians.blogspot.com