Rare is the life lived at the centre of history-shaping events, and rarer still the combining of such a life with brilliant gifts of observation and expression. Dr Ghasem Ghani of Iran was such an individual. His recollections of a career of pioneering scholarship and diplomacy have been published to great acclaim in twelve volumes in the original Persian. Now, his son has edited and abridged this record into a single volume in English. For anyone interested in modern Iranian history and the interacting traditions of East and West, it is essential reading, full of insightful observations and comments that are relevant today.
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A valuable contribution to contemporary Iranian history. -- Dr. Alinaghi Alikhani, former chancellor of Tehran University
Offers a profoundly civilized insight into the great changes inside Iran during the first half of the twentieth century. -- Ambassador William Green Miller
Revealing glimpses into Iranian politics and society during the Pahlavis' era. -- Dr. Jahangir Amuzegar, former minister of finance
Offers a profoundly civilized insight into the great changes inside Iran during the first half of the twentieth century. -- Ambassador William Green Miller
Revealing glimpses into Iranian politics and society during the Pahlavis' era. -- Dr. Jahangir Amuzegar, former minister of finance
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AS MY MOTHER OFTEN TOLD ME, I was born after the cholera epidemic of 1891-92. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reza Shah, Van Dyke, New York, United States, Ghasem Ghani, Mohammad Ali, San Francisco, Queen Fawzia, General Yazdanpanah, Aqa Mohammad, Mirza Mohammad, Anatole France, Jamal Pasha, Asadollah Beyg, United Nations, Iranian Embassy, Los Angeles, Princess Shahnaz, American University, Middle East, Mirza Mahmud, Mirza Mehdi, Abbas Eqbal, Amir Kabir, Hajj Mirza Hoseyn New!
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AS MY MOTHER OFTEN TOLD ME, I was born after the cholera epidemic of 1891-92. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reza Shah, Van Dyke, New York, United States, Ghasem Ghani, Mohammad Ali, San Francisco, Queen Fawzia, General Yazdanpanah, Aqa Mohammad, Mirza Mohammad, Anatole France, Jamal Pasha, Asadollah Beyg, United Nations, Iranian Embassy, Los Angeles, Princess Shahnaz, American University, Middle East, Mirza Mahmud, Mirza Mehdi, Abbas Eqbal, Amir Kabir, Hajj Mirza Hoseyn New!
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- Iran & The West by Ghani in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- William Morris by Holbrook Jackson on page 394, and page 401
- The Home and the World (Penguin Classics) by Rabindranath Tagore on page 366
- The Libation Bearers (Prentice-Hall Greek drama series) by Aeschylus on page 401
- The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore on page 366
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